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Massachusetts police prevent grandmother from losing $25,000 to scammer Posted May 01, 2021 Three Massachusetts police officers and a dispatcher are earning praise for preventing a Florida grandmother from losing $25,000 to a scammer. Dracut Sgt. Lawrence Flynn, Lt. Wilmer Buote, Detective Megan Farley and dispatcher Andrew Talmacci went into action on April 3 when a woman called Dracut and Miami police to say her mother had sent the money to an address in Dracut, Chief Peter Bartlett told The Lowell Sun for a story Friday. The woman told police her mother had received a call from someone claiming that her grandson had been arrested and needed $25,000 for a lawyer so he could be released. ....
Mass. Police Praised for Stopping Grandmother From Getting Scammed A woman told police her mother had received a call from someone claiming that her grandson had been arrested and needed $25,000 for a lawyer so he could be released Published April 30, 2021 Getty Images/iStockphoto Three Massachusetts police officers and a dispatcher are earning praise for preventing a Florida grandmother from losing $25,000 to a scammer. Dracut Sgt. Lawrence Flynn, Lt. Wilmer Buote, Detective Megan Farley and dispatcher Andrew Talmacci went into action on April 3 when a woman called Dracut and Miami police to say her mother had sent the money to an address in Dracut, Chief Peter Bartlett told The Sun of Lowell for a story Friday. ....
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‘Grandchild in jail’ scam: Massachusetts police intercept $25K UPS package elderly woman sent scammer Updated Apr 30, 2021; A group of Massachusetts police officers helped an elderly woman avoid falling victim to a scammer who tricked her into sending thousands of dollars via the United Parcel Service with a so-called “grandchild in jail” scheme, according to authorities. Dracut police received a call from a woman in Florida who told them she believed her mother was the victim of a scam and had sent $25,000 to an address in the Massachusetts town, officials said. The daughter explained how her mother received a call saying her grandson was arrested and that money needed to be sent to a lawyer for him to be released, according to a statement from Dracut Chief of Police Peter Bartlett. ....