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PHONE SCAM: 'Grandson In Trouble' Ringleader Busted, NJ Authorities Say PHONE SCAM: 'Grandson In Trouble' Ringleader Busted, NJ Authorities Say
Phone Scam: 'Grandson In Trouble' Ringleader Busted, NJ Authorities Say You’ve probably heard of them, the heartless con artists who call elderly victims pretending to be a grandson or other young relative needing bail money right now. Authorities in Passaic County say they’ve nabbed one – a big one. Raymond Jacquez, 26, led a network of scammers who convinced victims they were a relative who’d been arrested or a lawyer working for that person, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The victims were urged to wire money to a bank account in Paterson so the relative could post bail, she said. Senior victims in Florida, Maryland, Vermont and Washington…

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by Jerry DeMarco