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09/25/2012

Grandparent Scams are on the Rise – Do you Know the Red Flags?

Better Business Bureau is warning well-meaning seniors about “emergency” scams designed to fool them into thinking that their grandchild is hurt, arrested or stranded, and in need of money. “We don’t always recognize our loved ones’ phone voices immediately, and scammers try to take advantage of the vulnerability,” said Claire Rosenzweig, President and CEO of the BBB Serving Metropolitan New York.

02/12/2010

Grandparents Across North America Fall Victim to Scammers Posing as their Grandchildren

Well-meaning senior citizens who think they are helping a grandchild in distress are becoming victims of another wave of the so-called “Grandparent Scam,” warns Better Business Bureau.


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