Jun
13
Telephone scam targets seniors
Filed Under News
I have heard of scams that are less predictable but this one is by far a very classic scam that targets mostly the elders and catching them with their hands tied.
There is a leak recently to the Lakeland police detectives that a telephone scam has been lurking around their area and targets the senior citizens. The scam begins when a person calls and poses as an immediate relative who is in deep financial trouble due to gambling debts. He will then request to meet the person at a location where in the money will be brought. He will add some flavor to the scam by saying that certain bad guys will go after him if he is not able to pay them off. Being the loving and passionate people that elders are, they will soon fall prey to this scam.
Later on, they will end up losing money to a scam artist who will then disappear out of the blue.
Let this be a warning to senior citizens. This may be an old and classic con act that scammers pull off but there are factors that can lure you to make them believe that they are your legitimate relatives.
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