2/11 • New York
Central NY grandparents scammed out of $24k; money recovered from Syracuse Airbnb
By: Fernando Alba | Feb 11, 2023
Throop, N.Y. — Two Cayuga County grandparents sent more than $24,000 to help a caller they believed was their grandson who was down on his luck.
The caller, claiming to be their grandson, said he was in a jail cell after a car crash and needed bail money. The couple went to their bank and took out $9,500.
A courier from Uber came to their house to pick up the cash. The couple received calls two more times asking for more money.