On the calls, a first group of scammers (the "openers") pretended to be the elderly victim's relative, typically a grandchild ...
The conspirators called older adults and posed as their grandchildren in need of bail money after a fake arrest, federal ...
Federal prosecutors allege those charged claimed a relative, usually a grandchild, needed money for bail after an arrest.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says 24 Quebecers and one person from Ontario defrauded American seniors of $21 million.
Two dozen Canadian nationals were charged for their alleged roles in a scheme that targeted seniors by posing as relatives ...
Canadian suspects are charged with bilking American elders of $21 million as part of a "grandparent scam," according to a ...
A group of 25 Canadian nationals have been charged in what the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont is referring to as a ...
The 25 Canadians are accused of calling seniors in over 40 states, pretending to be their grandchildren and asking for bail ...
On the calls, a first group of scammers (the "openers") pretended to be the elderly victim's relative, typically a grandchild, and said they'd been arrested and needed bail money. They told the ...