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A man thought he bought a home in Bridgewater. It turned out to be a scam.

The man was cleaning the home he believed he had purchased when a real estate agent arrived and told him he did not own the home.

By Madeleine Aitken

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A man said he was tricked into thinking he had purchased a home in Bridgewater when he actually hadn’t.

Calling it a scam from an online realtor, local police said the man was cleaning the home he believed he had purchased when a real estate agent arrived and told him he did not own the home.

The man walked into the Bridgewater Police Department on Sept. 6 to report the incident. The situation is under investigation.

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