Grandparent Scam

• ‘Hang up. Call your grandchildren’: Alberta grandparents warn of financial scam

  An elderly couple in southern Alberta were nearly duped out of more than $8,000 when they were told their grandson needed bail money.

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  Nov 6, 2024
  
• New grandparent scam using AI technology a cause for concern in Alberta

  Police say artificial intelligence has create a new form of an old scam targeting senior citizens following two arrests in southern Alberta.

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  Sep 4, 2024
  
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• Calgary senior hangs up on scammer impersonating a loved one in trouble

  A scam-savvy Calgary senior is warning others after he got a call from someone pretending to be a loved one in trouble and needing money.

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  May 19, 2024
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• Pair from GTA arrested after attempting grandparent scam in St. Jacobs: police

  Two 18-year-olds from Toronto and Brampton were arrested after attempting to pull the grandparent scam in Woolwich, according to Waterloo regional police.

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  May 13, 2024
• Grandparent scam: Canadian seniors with landline phones targeted, out about $2.2 million

  Police in Ontario say 126 people were identified and lost about $739,000 to the organized crime group. Those arrested are from the Montreal region.

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  Apr 18, 2024
• Man arrested for grandparent scam, RCMP warn of increase in similar fraud

  On Feb. 28, Mounties said a 79-year-old woman went to the Stonewall RCMP detachment and told officers she believed she was the victim of a grandparent scam.

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  Mar 13, 2024
• Suspect in Kelowna grandparent scam spotted, police looking to ID

  Police in Kelowna, B.C., are releasing a photo of a woman they say is a suspect in a grandparent scam in an effort to track her down.

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  Mar 5, 2024
• 2 arrested, charged with fraud in connection to grandparent scam in Saanich, B.C.

  Saanich police said a 26-year-old man from Montreal and a 24-year-old woman from Quebec City were arrested with help from Richmond RCMP at YVR.

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  Mar 1, 2024
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• Kingston, Ont. police warn of increase in reported ‘grandparent scams’

  Scammers have been telling victims they have a cold or COVID-19 to hide the change in their voice, police say

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  Feb 7, 2024
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• ‘Extemely high’ call volume reporting fraud in Salmon Arm: RCMP

  These calls are a hoax and, no matter how convincing, RCMP said remember it's still a fraud and it should not be paid, no matter how convincing it may be. 

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  Feb 7, 2024