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Stop the Calls: Robocallers trick grandmother out of life savings Angela Stancik said her grandmother took her own life and died with less than $70 in her bank account despite saving money her whole life. Author: Steve Price (Reporter) Updated: 11:33 PM PDT May 12, 2021 SAN DIEGO — Americans lose money to phone scams every year, costing victims nearly $10 billion, according to the HiYa State of Calls report. But for some, the costs go beyond money. Robocallers targeted 82-year-old Marjorie Jones and tricked her out of her life savings. “My grandmother was t...

"It...cuts me to my core that I didn't stop everything that day and go to her." Author: 11Alive Staff Updated: 4:53 PM EDT May 13, 2021 ATLANTA — One out of every six Americans loses money to phone scams every year, costing victims nearly $10 billion, according to the HiYa State of Calls report. But for some, the costs go beyond money. Robocallers targeted 82-year-old Marjorie Jones. “My grandmother was targeted and pursued nonstop by a ring of fraudsters,” Angela Stancik testified before the U.S. Senate. “We found, hidden in a closet, several bags full...

"It...cuts me to my core that I didn't stop everything that day and go to her." Author: 11Alive Staff Updated: 3:53 PM CDT May 13, 2021 ATLANTA — One out of every six Americans loses money to phone scams every year, costing victims nearly $10 billion, according to the HiYa State of Calls report. But for some, the costs go beyond money. Robocallers targeted 82-year-old Marjorie Jones. “My grandmother was targeted and pursued nonstop by a ring of fraudsters,” Angela Stancik testified before the U.S. Senate. “We found, hidden in a closet, several bags full...

"It...cuts me to my core that I didn't stop everything that day and go to her." Author: 11Alive Staff Updated: 1:53 PM PDT May 13, 2021 ATLANTA — One out of every six Americans loses money to phone scams every year, costing victims nearly $10 billion, according to the HiYa State of Calls report. But for some, the costs go beyond money. Robocallers targeted 82-year-old Marjorie Jones. “My grandmother was targeted and pursued nonstop by a ring of fraudsters,” Angela Stancik testified before the U.S. Senate. “We found, hidden in a closet, several bags full...

"It...cuts me to my core that I didn't stop everything that day and go to her." Author: 11Alive Staff Updated: 5:16 PM PDT May 7, 2021 ATLANTA — One out of every six Americans loses money to phone scams every year, costing victims nearly $10 billion, according to the HiYa State of Calls report. But for some, the costs go beyond money. Robocallers targeted 82-year-old Marjorie Jones. “My grandmother was targeted and pursued nonstop by a ring of fraudsters,” Angela Stancik testified before the U.S. Senate. “We found, hidden in a closet, several bags full ...