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Palo Alto detective helps 99-year-old woman reclaim money lost to scam artist

Vancouver : Canada | 6 months ago  
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A computer foul-up and a fast-acting detective helped a grandmother recover nearly $5,000 she was scammed out of last week, a Palo Alto police spokesman said Tuesday. Last Thursday, the 99-year-old woman received a call from a person claiming to be a grandson in need of money to bail himself out of jail...
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