Elderly Americans scammed out of millions by foreigners posing as grandchildren in trouble
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Five-thousand victims between the ages of 72 and 93 were duped out of a collective $35 million by scammers in the Dominican Republic in a "grandparent scam," the Department of Homeland Security.
"A grandparent scam usually goes something like this: the phone rings, a caller claims to be a relative, usually a grandchild, in distress – a victim in a car accident or [who] got arrested – and they need money immediately," Sellinger said. "The concerned grandparent jumps into action. They would do anything for their grandchild, no matter the cost. But it's all a scam, and once the grandparents hand over the cash, it's almost always gone for good." Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
"A video recovered in the investigation shows [one of the scammers] on the phone impersonating a victim's grandson. In the video, the conspirator pretends to cry into the phone, ‘Grandma, I love you and I trust you more than anyone,’" Sellinger said.
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