Police have seen a spike in the Grandparents Scam targeting seniors.
Police have recently received several reports of this fraud where suspects contact victims and indicate they are a grandson/granddaughter or family member.
They claim that their family member has been arrested and are in need of money for bail immediately to be released from custody.
Information is that the suspects have been using nicknames or personal information such as addresses to try and convince the victims this is not a scam.
The scammer will pretend to be a police officer, judge or lawyer and direct the victim to withdraw money.
In recent incidents the suspects have been attending the victim’s homes to pick up the cash with a face to face meeting however, some will have the victims transfer the funds electronically or leave the money in their mailbox.
