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South Huron Senior Loses $40,000 in Scam

A South Huron resident is out $40,000 after falling victim to the “Grandparent Scam.”

On March 20th, Huron County OPP were contacted by an elderly resident who said they lost $40,000 in the first week of March.

The victim told police they had received a call from someone saying they were an RCMP officer and had their grandson in custody following a collision where drugs and a gun were seized.

The scammer told the victim $8000 in cash was needed to be sent by courier to have them released on bail.

After sending the money, the victim was contacted again requested an additional $32,000 for their grandson to be released from jail. The money was sent by wire transfer.

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