Area Man Avoids Scam

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Published on July 25 2019 2:48 pm
Last Updated on July 25 2019 2:48 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Another attempt to scam an area resident was thwarted by the man's banker.

The gentleman phoned us to say he was contacted by someone saying the gentleman's grandson was in trouble and that if the gentleman sent $8,000, the caller (allegedly an attorney for the grandson) would get any charges dropped.

The gentleman's grandson was not available to be contacted, so the gentleman contacted his banker to see about paying the money. The banker cautioned the gentleman about the sound of the story, and they later learned that the grandson was fine.

The gentleman lost no money, but he phoned to ask us to caution you not to do what he almost did, and send some scam artist funds.