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Does Your Grandson Really Need Bail Money? Beware the 'Grandparent Scam'
On the calls, a first group of scammers (the "openers") pretended to be the elderly victim's relative, typically a grandchild ...
Dozens of Canadians Are Charged in $21 Million ‘Grandparent Scam’
The conspirators called older adults and posed as their grandchildren in need of bail money after a fake arrest, federal ...
25 Canadians charged in Vermont in connection with ‘grandparent scam’ targeting elderly Americans
Federal prosecutors allege those charged claimed a relative, usually a grandchild, needed money for bail after an arrest.
25 Canadians, mostly from Quebec, face U.S. charges over $21M grandparent scam
The U.S. Attorney's Office says 24 Quebecers and one person from Ontario defrauded American seniors of $21 million.
Scammers accused of preying upon worried grandparents. What happened?
Two dozen Canadian nationals were charged for their alleged roles in a scheme that targeted seniors by posing as relatives ...
$21M stolen from hundreds of US retirees in ‘grandparent scam,' prosecutors say
Canadian suspects are charged with bilking American elders of $21 million as part of a "grandparent scam," according to a ...
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25 Canadians charged in ‘grandparent scam’ targeting U.S. seniors
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 ...
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Dozens of Canadians are charged for scamming American grandparents out of $21 million
The 25 Canadians are accused of calling seniors in over 40 states, pretending to be their grandchildren and asking for bail ...
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Does Your Grandson Really Need Bail Money? Beware the 'Grandparent Scam'
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 ...