(18:25) MONTEREY- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about an updated version of the Grandson Scam. The Scam usually has a caller claiming they are the victim’s grandson and have been arrested and need bail money to be wired In this instance the caller states they were holding the grandson in a local jail facility due to his being in a vehicle where drugs were found. They noted the jail name as an area in North Monterey County, and asked for the money to be transferred to an account at Leaders Credit Union in the state of Tennessee. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office says never wire money out of the area and that legitimate bail bond transactions would be handled locally.
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