Troutdale Sheriff Ben Watkins sent out an alert this week that should give any senior in the area pause: Beware the “grandchild scam.” Residents should be on the lookout for criminals trying to bilk ...

The mechanics of a grandparent scam are simple. If it often seems like a real phone call, and on the other end is someone ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

Iowans, beware of a wave of "grandparent scams" recently reported throughout the state. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and the Department of Public Safety sent out a news release Friday warning ...

Grandparent scams are on the rise once again, but this time, AI technology is involved, officials say. AARP Pennsylvania warned residents about the resurgence and offered ways for older adults and ...

As technology evolves, so too have scammers. The ill-famed grandchild scam, which involves fraudsters convincing elderly victims that their grandson or granddaughter is in need of money, has snared ...

(FOX40.COM) — A scam that has been fooling people into thinking that their grandchildren are in harm’s way is circulating through Northern California, according to police. • Video Above: Scams ...