$9,800 'Grandparent Scam' Stopped In Westbury: Police
An 84-year-old woman outsmarted a scammer who tried to trick her into handing over nearly $10,000 in Westbury, Nassau County police announced.
Etienne Jackson, 39, of Menands, New York, was arrested after he allegedly attempted to steal $9,800 from the elderly woman in a common "grandparent scam," detectives said.
Jackson called the victim on Saturday, March 1, claiming her grandson had been arrested and needed bail money, police said. But instead of handing over the cash, the woman contacted the Nassau County Police Department’s Third Squad for help.
When Jackson showed up at her resi…
Resident, 72, Assaulted After Handing $8,700 To Grandparent Bail Scammer: New Milford PD
A heartless thug assaulted a 72-year-old New Milford man after conning the victim and his wife out of $8,700 with a grandparent bail scam, authorities said.
Carlos Liriano-Cruz, 21, convinced the victims that their grandson was in police custody and needed the cash for bail, Police Chief Brian T. Clancy said.
Liriano-Cruz, of Paterson, had gone to their house, collected the money and began heading back to a vehicle parked up the street when the father realized they'd been conned, the chief said.
The victim followed Liriano-Cruz and recorded a short video of him and his car with his cellpho…
Grandparent Scam: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Is Conned Out Of $7,800
Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said.
Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said.
The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said.
Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said.
He eventually realized it was a scam and called…
