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"Grandma Scam" Phone Calls
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Watch out for this...

"The Better Business Bureau is investigating a nationwide scam that preys on the emotions of senior citizens for money.

An Allen Park grandmother was the most recent target and was almost conned out of $7,000.A week ago, Helen Broskea, 82, received a call from a man claiming to be her 21-year-old grandson Brandon. The man said he was in Canada and ran into some trouble and was in need of an immediate wire transfer of money."

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