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'I'm In Jail!' $10K Reward For Identifying Suspect In Montgomery County 'Grandparent Scam' 'I'm In Jail!' $10K Reward For Identifying Suspect In Montgomery County 'Grandparent Scam'
'I'm In Jail!' $10K Reward For Identifying Suspect In Montgomery County 'Grandparent Scam' Detectives are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of a man allegedly involved in a "grandparent scam" that targeted elderly people in Montgomery County, authorities say. The suspect pictured allegedly ran a scam and contacted multiple elderly people claiming to be a child or grandchild who had been arrested and needed bail money from Tuesday, May 31 to Friday, June 3, according to Montgomery County Police. On Tuesday, May 31, an 84-year-old victim was contacted and told to withdraw the alleged bail money and that a "courier" would be stopping …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Scam Victim Swindled Out Of Thousands Speaks Out (AUDIO) Maryland Scam Victim Swindled Out Of Thousands Speaks Out (AUDIO)
Maryland Scam Victim Swindled Out Of Thousands Speaks Out (Audio) A Maryland victim of a "Grandparent Scam" swindled out of thousands of dollars is speaking out, and police are cracking down on the suspect. The Prince George’s County Police Department received three reports of this scam since Jan. 20. In two of those cases, the scammers successfully stole thousands of dollars from their victims. In many “Grandparent Scam” cases, the suspects call an elderly victim and pretend to be one of their grandchildren who was just involved in a serious event such as a car crash or were arrested.  The person posing as the grandchild gives the victim a phone number…

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by Cecilia Levine