Some publications call it the \u201cGrandparent Scam.\u201d The phone rings, and the frantic, young voice on the line asks its grandparents for help. Typically, the caller claims to be trapped in jail and desperately in need of bail money. The voice is ashamed and scared; it begs its grandparents to keep the bail and the arrest a secret from parents. Other voices are put on the line. They claim to be judges, police officers and public defenders, all of whom insist that these scam victims need to wire money or send prepaid cash cards to their \u201cgrandchild\u201d immediately. <\/p>\n
Seniors can lose thousands of dollars in such scams. Victims rush out to send the money, so concerned for their grandchild’s well-being that they do not pause to doubt the circumstances of the call. Scammers rely upon their victims’ familial reactions. They know that some who answer the phone (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some publications call it the \u201cGrandparent Scam.\u201d The phone rings, and the frantic, young voice on the line asks its grandparents for help. Typically, the caller claims to be trapped in jail and desperately in need of bail money. The…<\/span><\/p>\n