Quick Tip: How to Avoid Falling for the Grandparent Scam

Quick Tip: How to avoid falling for the grandparent scam

There is a grandparent scam alert in Jason Knowles' quick tip. Here's how AI is being used to fake loves ones' voices.

‘Don’t tell anyone’: OPP warns of heartbreaking grandparent scam targeting locals again

Police across the Ottawa Valley would like to warn the public that the emergency/grandparent scam has surfaced in the area again. In these cases, the victim typically receives a frantic phone call or an emergency email from someone claiming to be a grandchild, son/daughter, friend or loved one. The scammer will explain they are involved in some sort of emergency which often involves legal trouble, a motor vehicle collision, a serious injury or t…