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Citizens of the Copper Corridor please be aware of a scam that is directed at the elderly in our area. There have been several cases involving this telephone scam.
The caller will act like a sibling child or young relative and ask for money for being in an accident or arrested and needs the money to be wired to Mexico or Canada. It’s usually in the range of $300 to $500 and they will call frequently gathering information about you. There are reports that the violators will call up to 25 times. Again they speak Spanish and act like relatives. Some calls will involved multiple people acting like relatives as they gather more information.
To determine if the call is valid, ask them for the cellphone or home number or call a neutral relative to verify identity and tell them you will call back. The violators are using blocked phone numbers.
For further information on these scams, please refer to bankrate.com and consumerreport.org and search for grandparents scam. A relief fund has been set aside for victims of this crime.
If you have question please contact the Hayden Police Department at 520-356-6205.
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