Beware fake grandkids calling for cash

Courtesy MSN Money Latest Articles  Mon, 11/30/2009 - 13:10

If someone claiming to be a relative asks you to wire money for an emergency, be suspicious. Scammers have already bilked 'grandparents' for more than $3.5 million.


 

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