CADILLAC â In a period of five days, two mid-Michigan mothers each received calls from purported kidnappers demanding a ransom for their daughtersâ return. In each instance, the caller knew the daughterâs name and demanded payment by wire. Both were scams.
In an earlier instance, a couple of grandparents were tricked out of $33,000. They wire transferred $3,000 to someone they thought was their grandson after he called and claimed he was caught fishing without a license in Canada and needed to pay a $3,000 fine. They were taken for an additional $30,000 after the supposed grandson called again to say that alcohol and drugs were found when his boat was searched, and he needed $30,000 to post bond to get out of a Canadian jail.
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again reminding Michiganders to be on alert for grandparent and family emerg...
By Will Kriss
Apr 19, 2021 4:47 PM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again reminding Michiganders to be on alert for grandparent and family emergency scams following recent reports of different variations of this scam.
In a consumer alert that was reissued today, Nessel provides tips on how to identify and avoid becoming victims of grandparent and family scams.
In a period of five days, two mid-Michigan mothers each received calls from purported kidnappers demanding a ransom for their daughtersâ return. In each instance, the caller knew the daughterâs name and demanded payment by wire.
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