Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: On July 1, 2022 the Chatham-Kent Police received two more calls regarding the ‘Grandparent Scam’.
One elderly Wallaceburg woman withdrew $5,000 dollars and an elderly Dresden woman withdrew $10,000 dollars in reference to this fraud.
The Chatham-Kent Police are encouraging family members to educate their parents, grandparents and senior family members about this scam.
The known details of the scam are as follows:
– People purporting to be a family member (grandchild) or from the family member’s lawyer
– This person claims to be in trouble with the police and requires money for bail.
– They often ask the victim not to tell anyone and need the money immediately. Scammers will use panic, threatening language or an aggressive tone to scare you into making payments.
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