Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Guess who finally answered? An elusive "'relative in trouble" aka "grandparent" scammer, who was pretending to be a police officer. This is a tricky scam, so I did all I could to waste this weird scammer's time before the number went down. Enjoy! Follow me: Twitter ▶ twitter.com/thehoaxhotel
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More about the 'grandparent' scam here: consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0204-family-emergency-scams

And here: cbsnews.com/news/grandparent-scam-explained-by-former-scammer-what-you-need-to-know

Intro/Outro Underlying Song: Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100783
Artist: incompetech.com

Outro song: 'Pisco Sour' - Gunnar Olsen - youtube.com/watch?v=MPTga-IW-Ws

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