MANCHESTER, N.H. —

The FBI said agents arrested 11 people – including six from the Dominican Republic -- in connection with an international mail, wire and money-laundering scheme targeting seniors in New England.

The FBI said the scam targeted seniors with scripted calls impersonating their grandchildren, attorneys or law enforcement officers, claiming their loved ones were in trouble and needed money.

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More than 400 seniors, most of whom are from Massachusetts, were scammed out of a combined $5 million.

According to the FBI, call center employees allegedly kept track of the amounts of money obtained through the scam each day.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks said the damage done here was signif

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