Latest Scam

Aunt Fern just got scammed for $5,000. Someone called, saying that he was one of her great grandsons, that he was in Canada and in trouble and needed money. She sent the money. The person then called back and said that he needed another $2,000. She told him that he would have to contact his grandfather (Fern's son) if he needed more. Fern then called her son, only to be told that no one in the family was even in Canada. So of course, Fern called the police and there is little hope that she will get the money back.

There are so many dishonest people out there - it is hard to stay ahead of all the ways that you can be tricked. But these low-lifes have really hit the bottom, when they call, pretending to be a loved one in trouble. So now before we can help out family, we have to check to see if they really are family!