The Brief Two men allegedly tricked a woman into trading $5,000 in jewelry for what she believed was a winning lottery ticket, the NYPD said. The men allegedly told the woman they could not cash the ticket themselves due to their immigration status. The NYPD is searching for two men who allegedly tricked a woman into trading jewelry worth thousands of dollars for what she believed was a winning lottery ticket. The men allegedly got out of the vehicle and told her they had a winning lottery ticket, but could not cash it due to their immigration status. The men coerced the woman to give them about $5,000 worth of jewelry in exchange for the ticket, investigators said.