Prince Edward County OPP stop two ‘grandparent scammers’ – Kingston | 24CA News

An alleged ‘grandparent scam’ has been put to a cease by Prince Edward County OPP.

Police say on Feb. 24 they obtained a name from a pair who believed they fell sufferer to the rip-off on the day past and had misplaced $8,000.

The victims say the scammers claimed to be a cherished one in bother with regulation enforcement.

Later that day, police say they had been capable of make contact with the alleged scammers who had been making an attempt to get cash from the identical couple, this time $9,500, police day.

The males had been arrested whereas making an attempt to depart the sufferer’s residence.

Jean-Pierre Savard, 64, of Montreal, and Brandon-Luis Ortiz-Ruz, 22, of Saint-Leonard, Que., are charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000.

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Police remind the general public to be cautious of those sorts of calls and provide the following pointers:

• cCall the relative who’s allegedly in bother
• pump the brakes and ask extra questions
• ask for credentials
• take heed to the internal voice that claims “this doesn’t sound right”
• the prison justice system doesn’t enable for somebody to be bailed out of jail with money or cryptocurrency
• be cautious of any request to “not tell anyone”
• be cautious of the sense of urgency

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