Rome police are warning older adults about scammers pretending to be grandchildren who need emergency money during holiday travel.

What’s Happening: Criminals are calling grandparents and claiming to be their grandchild traveling home for Christmas. They say they’re in trouble and need money sent immediately through gift cards, CashApp, or wire transfers.

What’s Important: The scammers create fake emergencies to pressure grandparents into sending money fast. They tell victims not to tell anyone else in the family and demand payment through methods that can’t be traced or reversed.

How The Scam Works: The caller pretends to be a grandchild and claims they’ve been in a car accident, arrested during a traffic stop, stranded at an airport, or involved in a medical emergency. They beg

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