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Police in Area Issue New Advisory About Return Of Phone Scam Police in Area Issue New Advisory About Return Of Phone Scam
Police in Area Issue New Advisory About Return Of Phone Scam Beware. It's happening again.  Those scam calls with a person on the other end saying one of your grandchildren have been in an accident, arrested or is in trouble and they need money to stay "out of court" are making the rounds once again. The suspects will then put a child on the phone that is usually crying and quickly asks the grandparent for help and then has the phone taken away. The grandparents are then told not to call anybody or the deal is off. The grandparents are instructed to get cash or gift cards to turn over to suspects. According to police, a number of grandpar…

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by Kathy Reakes