State Police are alerting residents about a resurgence of the “grandparent scam” where a caller posing as a grandchild pleads for money to get out of jail or for some other urgent need. The department says other resurging scams ask for your personal information because a bank account was supposedly compromised.
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https://wnyt.com/news/new-york-state-police-scam-warning-alert-/6495396/