Essex County OPP is advising residents of Town of Tecumseh, Municipality of Lakeshore, Town of Essex, Municipality of Leamington and the Town of Kingsville of current “Grandparent Scams” in recent days in Essex County.
These circulating scams are referred to as Emergency Scams, or sometimes “Grandparent” or “Grandchild” scams.
These scams usually involve a phone call to the victim claiming that a loved one is in trouble either with the police or courts and some form of payment is required to help them out.
Please speak to your friends and family members about this scam.
POLICE AND LAWYERS DO NOT CALL AND REQUEST CASH TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER RELEASED FROM JAIL.
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This would be great printed out and put in peoples mailboxes or on their doors. I know Crosswinds by the golf course has a lot of retirees and this would be a great reminder that there are bad people out there. They could all use tips on what to do when this happens