Phone scam warning: how fraudsters can target elderly people

The company says it could see scammers pretending to be a relative in distress or someone of authority - such as a lawyer or a police officer. The scam, which has been conning grandparents

across the US, sees the “relative” of the grandparent explain that they’re in trouble. The caller claims they need their “grandparent” to send them funds, insisting they need to be used for

a fictitious expense that they need to pay urgently. Unfortunately, the scammer urges the victim not to tell anyone, even the parent of the “grandchild” - claiming it’s because they don’t

want them to find out about the trouble that they’re in. READ MORE: MAN LOOKING FOR LOVE REVEALS HE LOST £5,000 IN HEARTBREAKING SCAM