Metro Grandmother Victimized in Telephone Scam

Full story: NBC Action News

A telephone scam artist is targeting retirees in the metro -prompting police to warn seniors of the old adage -- "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Virginia Thayer is very careful when it comes to protecting her 4-year-old granddaughter Maggie who she babysits.

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