If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
That line should be imbedded in the memory of everyone, yet people continue to be taken for thousands of dollars by persistent scammers.
The latest scourge is the so-called grandparent scam, in which a senior is targeted. The scammer calls the senior and poses as a grandchild who is in trouble and needs money.
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