My neighbors mother was a victim of one of these scams. Grandma was 89 at the time and someone called and said that her grandson had been in a minor fendor bender out of state and now was in the hospital with a broken leg and needed money to have his car fixed.
Could they meet her at her bank to withdraw some money. She agreeded and luckly my neighbor her son was coming to visit just as she was ready to leave.
How horrible to pry on the elderly. Just about every grandma has a grandson. These people need their fingers broken, their toe nails ripped out and their voice box removed.