Avoiding the Family Emergency Scam in Rural America

By Tom Robinson Jan 12, 2025 | 3:15 AM

(NAFB) Seniors in rural America are often targets of scammers. Michelle Reinen, administrator of the Department of Trade and Consumer Protection at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, says one of the bigger scams they’re watching for is the Grandparent Scam.

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The scammers request the money in a non-traditional form.

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A secret family passcode can wind up saving a lot of hard-earned money.

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Michelle Reinen of the Wisconsin Department of Trade and Consumer Protection.

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