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A scam targeted at older Missouri residents — including at least one person in Boonville — appears to be continuing, a state official said Friday.
A total of 61 calls related to this scam had been fielded as of Friday morning, one of which came from Boonville, said Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. The office most recently received a related call on Jan. 7.
The scam involves a phone call from someone claiming to be the Missouri resident's grandchild, according to a Dec. 23 news release from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, which has issued a consumer alert because of the calls. Residents are asked to wire money via Western Union to the caller, who often claims to be in Canada. One Missouri resident wired more than $20,000 after such a call, the release states.
Concerns about a suspected scam can be submitted to the attorney general's office at its Web page, consumer.ago.mo.gov.
A scam targeted at older Missouri residents — including at least one person in Boonville — appears to be continuing, a state official said Friday.
A total of 61 calls related to this scam had been fielded as of Friday morning, one of which came from Boonville, said Nanci Gonder, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. The office most recently received a related call on Jan. 7.
The scam involves a phone call from someone claiming to be the Missouri resident's grandchild, according to a Dec. 23 news release from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, which has issued a consumer alert because of the calls. Residents are asked to wire money via Western Union to the caller, who often claims to be in Canada. One Missouri resident wired more than $20,000 after such a call, the release states.
Concerns about a suspected scam can be submitted to the attorney general's office at its Web page, consumer.ago.mo.gov.
