Just some info for the public on the latest telephone fraud brought to my attention. Mom received a call from a young man sounding  like her grandson. The young man said he was in trouble (jail actually) and had to hang up but his lawyer would call her back. The lawyer then called her from a “blocked” number.

The supposed lawyer then told her that her grandson  had been involved in an accident and needed to be bailed out of jail. Mom was very upset but remained smart and asked him why he was not calling his  parents, he replied that her grandson (used full given names as well) was too  embarrassed and wanted her help.

Mom said well too bad, in our family we  do things differently and she would call his parents, end of phone  call.

Mom knew deep down this was crap as we had just  celebrated thanksgiving and she knew where her grandsons, all of them actually  were  however it still was upsetting. I thought you may like to know about  this so you could warn others, especially our seniors to protect  them.

Karen Skaros

Publisher: Scam #39  – my advice write everything down, get names and numbers. Don’t react or give any information from your end. Consult with family, friends or police before doing anything.