An 86-year-old Linden woman told police that she was scammed out of $1,500 in a telephone scam which began on April 8th.
The woman reported to police that she was scammed out of $1,500 by a telephone caller who told her that she was a police officer and that her granddaughter was under arrest and needed $1,500 for bail money to secure her release.
The alleged officer told her to wire the money “as soon as possible”.
The victim and her 91-year-old husband then went to a local store and obtained a cash advance on a credit card and proceeded to send the money via a wire transfer.
The woman then called the telephone number given to her by the caller and was told that the number was out of service.
She contacted her granddaughter, who told her that she was fine and not in any trouble.
Police continue to warn local residents that is a typical common telephone scam and not to fall prey to callers demanding money for any reason.