https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/20/a-new-yorker-allegedly-came-to-san-ramon-with-dozens-of-fake-necklaces-intending-to-scam-people-out-of-real-ones/

SAN RAMON — A 45-year-old New York resident was arrested on suspicion of coming to the East Bay to pull off a scam whereby the victim unwittingly allows the trickster to remove expensive jewelry from their neck.

The man was arrested after allegedly pulling off the scam in San Leandro, where police pulled him over after the victim reported the incident. They also traced him to incidents in San Ramon, and a cohort.