Phone scam targets grandparents

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State police are warning Indiana residents about a phone scam reported in central Indiana in which grandparents are swindled out of money by con artists who tell them about a fake emergency. Police say victims have lost hundreds to thousands of dollars in the scam. The swindlers call would be victims and tell them their grandsons are in trouble or injured, and need cash wired immediately.

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