Elderly Woman Loses $1,876 in Phone Scam
The Huntington Woods Public Safety Department supplied the following information.
An elderly woman reported to the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department on Dec. 7 that she was the victim a phone scam. The woman, whom the reporting officer noted was accompanied by her adult son, said that approximately 8 p.m. Dec. 6, a man claiming to be her grandson called her home phone. The man asked her to send his attorney money because he had been involved in an accident in the Philippines and instructed her not to contact his father, according to the report. [Click here to read Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's warning about phone scams.] The woman wired $1,876 via Western Union to the address the man claiming to be her grandson provided, the report said. The man called her back the next day and asked the woman to send…
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Michael Dwells
9:34 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
I feel terrible for the victim. She must have been devastated when she heard what the scammer said to get her to send money. This is why I always encourage family and friends to make it a habit to read posts and updates at http://www.callercenter.com about the latest scams so they're aware. Although there's no stopping these scammers from calling, at least, they'd be less likely to fall for the … more ›