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Grey Bruce OPP Warn Residents About 'Grandparent' Scam After $9,450 Stolen

Hang up and contact your family to verify the "emergency".

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Jan 18, 2024
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The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking residents to continue watching out for cons and scams after a con artist made nearly $10,000 from a resident of Southgate Township on January 15, 2024.

Posing as a "child," they claimed they had been involved in a collision and were under arrest. The scamm…

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