Glen Rock Senior Scammed Out of $10,000
Man claimed to be resident's grandson-in-law who was in a car accident and needed money for vehicle repairs and legal fees.
A man claiming to be a borough senior's grandson-in-law manipulated the woman into giving him nearly $10,000. It's just the latest scam targeting elderly in Glen Rock. According to Glen Rock Police Cpt. Jonathan Miller, a man who identified himself as the Glen Rock woman's grandson-in-law said he was in a motor vehicle accident in New York City and desperately needed a significant sum of money for vehicle repairs and legal consultation. The senior first wired $4,800 via Western Union to Nicaragua to cover the ficticious fees to the man. Several payments followed the initial wire transaction, Miller said. Finally, the thief told the woman he needed another payment but he'd already cleaned her out for everything she had, a total of $9,994. …
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Josie
2:41 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
I don’t even know who this poor woman is, but myself and a number of my fellow seniors prayed for her at church today. It is a sad story, one that I have seen in the news far too often. Never ever send money to anyone unless you double check, no matter what your heart is telling you to do! There are too many sick people out there who will taken advantage of any of us, not just seniors. Once you … more ›