Guelph police are investigating after they say a senior citizen was scammed out of $8,000 this week.
On Tuesday afternoon the 70-year-old victim received a call from someone purporting to be her grandson and claiming he was caught with drugs following a collision and needed money for bail. A second man claiming to be a police officer provided instructions to the victim.
The victim attended her bank and withdrew $8,000 in cash. Later Tuesday afternoon a man attended the victim’s home and collected an envelope containing the cash. The victim began to believe she was being scammed and called her grandson, who said he was at work and did not know what the victim was talking about.
The man who collected the envelope was described as black and wearing a black hoodie, black pants, a black winter hat and a surgical mask.
Guelph police would like to remind the public to be vigilant and cautious whenever you are speaking with someone you don’t know, especially online or over the phone. Please also seek advice from a family member, co-worker, trusted friend or the Guelph Police Service at 519-824-1212 before following through on instructions received from a person that you don’t know.
