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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