An 89-year-old Arnold woman was scammed out of $2,500 when someone called her and demanded she send money to bail out her grandson. It turned out the victim’s grandson was not jailed, Arnold Police Capt. Brett Ackermann said.
He said the incident happened May 11, when the woman sent the $2,500 overnight through FedEx to an address in Massachusetts. Ackermann said authorities tried to intervene and have the transaction stopped on May 12 when the scam was reported, but it was too late.
As of May 21, the funds had not been recovered, and the case has been turned over to the FBI, Ackermann said.