'grandparent scam' con artists trick elderly into handing over cash
ABOVE VIDEO: Cocoa Beach detectives stop serial scammer stealing from elderly (News 6 Video)
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (NEWS 6) – It was an incredible stroke of luck combined with solid detective work that stopped a serial scammer responsible for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe millions, from the elderly across Central Florida, according to police.
It’s the very common “grandparent scam” where con artists trick the elderly into handing over cash by convincing them a grandson or other relative is in trouble.
Just in Cocoa Beach alone, where the 91-year-old victim lives, several seniors have lost money to this scam. One victim handed over $150,000 never to be seen again.
Usually by the time police find out about it, there’s nothing they can do – the scam artist is long gone. But not this time.
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