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FRAUD ADVISORY
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has received several recent reports involving fraud on the elderly. The fraud consists of
a phone call, where the caller claims to be a family member or someone associated with a family member. The caller tells the
victim that some type of problem has occurred and they need money wired to them via Western Union.
Call Examples:
The caller identified himself as the victim’s grandson. He said that he had been involved in a car accident in London, England
and needed money to pay for medical treatment and damages to a rental car.
The money was sent via Western Union to London, the caller was not the victim’s grandson.
In another case an elderly victim received a telephone call from a man claiming to be her granddaughter’s fiancé. The caller
told her that he was on a fishing trip in Canada and had ended up in jail. A second suspect also got on the phone, identified
himself as a police Sergeant and verified the fiancé’s story. The police Sergeant instructed the victim to send the money to
Haiti. When the victim questioned why she would send the money to Haiti instead of Canada, the Sergeant said that the
department used Haiti to run all of their money through.
The money was sent to Haiti, the caller was not the granddaughter’s fiancé.
HOW TO HANDLE A SUSPICIOUS CALL
Always be wary of requests to send money through Western Union or Money Gram.
Ask a caller who wants money personal questions that a stranger couldn’t answer.
Get full names and numbers, asking callers to repeat information.
Call other relatives to verify a loved one’s location, even when you’re asked to keep a secret.
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