US officials charge 25 Canadians for running Montreal-area call centers that scammed elderly Americans out of $21 million by ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Imagine getting a call saying your grandson or granddaughter is in jail, and the person on the ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is warning consumers about the "Grandparent Scam", a fraudulent scheme where ...

Twenty-five Canadians have been charged with being part of a scheme to defraud hundreds of seniors across the United States, ...

The conspirators called older adults and posed as their grandchildren in need of bail money after a fake arrest, federal ...

Two dozen Canadian nationals were charged for their alleged roles in a scheme that targeted seniors by posing as relatives ...

Canadian suspects are charged with bilking American elders of $21 million as part of a "grandparent scam," according to a ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office says 24 Quebecers and one person from Ontario defrauded American seniors of $21 million.

According to the indictment, which was unsealed this week, the “grandparent scam” operated between summer 2021 and June 2024 from call centers in and around Montreal. The defendants conducted ...

The warning comes after more than two dozen Canadians were indicted on charges for allegedly facilitating and participating in a grandparent phone scam stealing tens of millions of dollars from ...

Federal prosecutors allege those charged claimed a relative, usually a grandchild, needed money for bail after an arrest.

Dozens of Canadians are facing charges for scamming millions of dollars out of elders in the U.S., according to the office of ...