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Newtown Police Warn Residents Of Scammers Posing As Arrested Family Members In Need Of Bail Newtown Police Warn Residents Of Scammers Posing As Arrested Family Members In Need Of Bail
Newtown Police Warn Residents Of Scammers Posing As Arrested Family Members In Need Of Bail Local police are urging residents to be aware of any calls from scammers posing as arrested family members in need of bail money. A Newtown resident told police that she had received a phone call around noon on Monday from someone who claimed to be her granddaughter, according to the Newtown Township Police Department. The scammer apparently used the granddaughter’s actual name and claimed she was arrested after a car accident and needed bail money, police said. The scammer then put “her attorney” on the phone who said that bail was set at $18,000, police said. The "attorney" explain…

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by Nicole Acosta