Beware of Telephone Scams!

It really upsets me that scammers prey off of senior citizens. We've all heard the horror stories of how the elderly have lost thousands of dollars to these lowlifes.

Just recently it really hit home when it was MY PARENTS who received the scam call. The caller indentified himself as their grandson, Chad, and said he was in jail in Canada. He asked them for $3500.

Mom got on the phone and started asking questions. When she said she could only send $100, the caller said forget it and slammed down the phone.

I'm so glad this story has a happy ending. As you've already figured out, Chad was not in jail and not in Canada for that matter. He was very upset when he found out about all this. It's still a mystery to us how someone connected my parents in one state with Chad in another state and knew he was their grandson.

The story of being in Canada in jail must be pretty popular right now. A few days later we read this story online: Telephone Scam