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Upper Arlington Residents Victim to Phone Scam

Upper Arlington Residents Victim to Phone Scam

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If you live in Upper Arlington and are either in your 80s or have a relative who is, you might want to watch out for phone scams.

Five women mostly in their 80s have lost upwards of $32,000 in Amazon gift cards when an authority-sounding figure called them and told them their grandchild had caused a car accident.

For the grandchild to avoid the fines and a charge on her driving record, investigators told 10tv, these poor grandmas had to pay the fine via a gift card.

Investigators said that in no circumstances will a government official or agency want a gift card as a way to relive government fines.

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