Backwoods
New Member
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2006
- Messages
- 4,666
- Reaction score
- 111
Similar items have been posted before, I know -- but apparently this scam is still around:
more at: http://www.macon.com/2013/11/28/2803488/macon-woman-victim-of-grandparent.html
Macon woman victim of grandparent scam
...The agency encourages people to resist pressure to act quickly, to try to contact a family member to determine whether the call is legitimate and to never wire money based on a request made over the phone or email.
Emmett said social media often is an important component in making the grandparent scam work. The more details scammers have about potential victims, the easier it is for them to impersonate a loved one.
Theres a lot of public information on Facebook, Emmett said.
Price, for instance, does not know how her scammer targeted her or how she knew that her granddaughter lives in Clearwater.
The FBI has been aware of the grandparent scam since 2008, according to an agency news release. The FBI constantly is trying to adapt to new scams and technology and alert the public. One example is the use of voiceover Internet protocol technology that allows scammers to appear on caller IDs with whatever area code they desire. ...
more at: http://www.macon.com/2013/11/28/2803488/macon-woman-victim-of-grandparent.html