DEVILS LAKE, ND (KFGO) -Police say an 84 year-old woman has lost $8,000 in the "grandparents" scam.
The victim received a call from someone claiming that her granddaughter had been been a crash in Ohio and that drugs were found in the car. She was told to purchase gift cards and send them in overnight mail, concealed in a magazine.
After the money was sent, the woman was asked to send another $9,000 to pay a lawyer defending her granddaughter. Police say Walmart employees became suspicious and stopped the second payment.