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Beware ‘grandparent scam,’ Chatham-Kent police advise
Chatham-Kent police bail residents to be wary of so-called grandparent scams after citizens reported calls claiming relatives are jailed and need money sent to get out. Article content This is…
Beware ‘grandparent scam,’ Chatham-Kent police advise
Chatham-Kent police bail residents to be wary of so-called grandparent scams after citizens reported calls claiming relatives are jailed and need money sent to get out. Article content This is…
Reports of grandparent scams tripled in 2022: OPP
Local News Published Mar 22, 2023 • 2 minute read Karen Pyatt-Westbrook of the Older Adults Centres’ Association of Ontario speaks about the growing number of grandparent scams in the…
Reports of grandparent scams tripled in 2022: OPP
News Local News Published Mar 22, 2023 • 2 minute read Karen Pyatt-Westbrook of the Older Adults Centres’ Association of Ontario speaks about the growing number of grandparent scams in…
Police sound alarm over grandparent scam
News Local News Photo by Brian Thompson /Brian Thompson/The Expositor Brantford police are sounding the alarm over a scam in the community targeting older residents. This advertisement has not loaded…
Police warn about grandparent, emergency scams
An increasing number of incidents involving Grandparent and Emergency Scams has prompted Brantford Police to issue a warning to area residents, particularly senior citizens. Police say this type of fraud…
Man loses $9,000 in late night ‘grandparent scam’: Police
News Local News A St. Thomas man is out $9,000 after receiving a call from someone fraudulently posing as a lawyer. St. Thomas Police (File photo) A St. Thomas man…