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If A Stranger Calls You ‘Grandma’ On The Phone, Hang Up The Phone Immediately

The stories they use pull at the elderly person’s heartstrings – what grandparent wouldn’t want to give money to a family member with car trouble? That is what family does – they help each other.

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So, the criminals take advantage and ask for thousands of dollars! The elderly person is told to send cash, a cashier’s check, or to wire the money into a bank account.

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Woman’s Day reported that one woman wired $18,000 to an account because she thought her grandson had been arrested! To avoid being scammed don’t answer calls from a number you don’t recognize!

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Don’t let these thieves take anyone else’s money!

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