from Mountain View News (of Sierra Vista) November 6th, 2008
"In this scam the fraud [person] calls an elderly person and poses as their grandchild.
The caller may say something like, 'Grandma, I'm so glad I reached you' or 'Grandpa, it's me, your favorite grandchild calling.' The caller waits for the grandparent to say something like, 'Jimmy, is that you?' The caller will agree and state that he or she has either been in a bad accident or is in some type of trouble and needs money."
The caller then asks that a money order be sent through a wire service such as MoneyGram or Western Union. The article advises that if you have been a victim of this or other scams, contact the AZ Attorney General's office in Phoenix at 1-800-352-8431 or go online to http://www.azag.gov/
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