'Grandma Scam' Reported in Spring Lake
Caller claims to be grandson in attempt to have victim wire money
A type of scam where a caller pretends to be the victim's arrested grandchild looking for bail money was recently reported in Spring Lake. Spring Lake Boro Police responded to a Jersey Avenue home for a report of attempted fraud, where a call contacted the female victim and pretended to be a grandson needing a wire transfer, police said. According to the police report, the Jan. 25 phone call went like this: the caller identifying himself as a foreign government official, then, another individual who sort of sounded like her grand son got on the call and started to cry, and then the "government official" got back on the phone and asked for a wire transfer of money. "During the conversation the individual informed the victim that her …
The Mick
12:18 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Hank, you really have a problem with the way your life turned out huh? Another day on the bus? You are a good example to the kids you drive on the bus as to why they should stay in school. Just look at hanks past posts. Just crying about driving a bus and not gettign any help living in Shark River. You are right hank, people in Spring Lake should give you some money because you drive a bus a few … more ›