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Police calls: Woodside grandmother taken for $3,000 in phone scam

Original post made on Dec 14, 2014

A woman transferred money to a caller claiming to be her grandson, only to later learn it was an impostor.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 9:42 AM

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Posted by mary
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Dec 14, 2014 at 8:24 am

It's terrible how phone scammers seem to target seniors the most. My grandma who lives with us is a very trusting woman so I always make it a point to educate her about different phone scams. I get updates from Callercenter.com and share it to her. I also get the scammer phone numbers posted on the website and add it to my block list. I may not always be around to keep her from answering a suspicious call but as long as she knows, I know she'd be safe.


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