According to the FTC's report, there was a spike in reported losses from fraud among people 60 years and older. The FTC ...
Federal investigators in Massachusetts have charged 13 people, nine of whom are now in custody, in connection with a sprawling "grandparent scam” that took millions of dollars from elderly victims.
(WJAR) — The grandparent scam has been duping victims out of money for years, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. Last month, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced it busted a massive call center ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The grandparent scam is still circling in the Susquehanna Valley. One older couple in Chambersburg recently lost thousands of dollars because of a phone call.
The FBI and Houston elder-law attorney Kimberly Hegwood are warning folks of a dastardly scam targeting the elderly: “Often referred to as the ‘Grandparent Scam’ by the FBI, unsuspecting seniors are ...
Grandparent scams are on the rise once again, but this time, AI technology is involved, officials say. AARP Pennsylvania warned residents about the resurgence and offered ways for older adults and ...
Chaman Silverio Balbuena, 31, is accused of helping route cash from the victims to the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors say he would pick up collect money from elderly victims, who were tricked into ...
A Hopewell Township woman lost $9,600 to a scammer who claimed the money was needed to bail her grandson out of jail, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The woman received a phone ...
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Authorities in Suffolk County, New York, recovered $8,500 mailed by an 80-year-old North Dakota woman who fell victim to a “grandparent scam,” officials announced ...