#elderly-victims

#elderly-victims

A couple initially expecting to pay less than 50 for a locksmith became victims of a "bait-and-switch scam" which ended up costing them more than 5,000, an investigation has found. The scam involves baiting a customer with an initial cheap quote before adding on hidden charges and carrying out unnecessary work that leads to spiralling costs. As part of the BBC's investigation, the company involved - 24/7 Locksmiths UK - was secretly filmed trying to charge up to 10 times the original quote for the job.

FREMONT - Police responded early Friday around 12:20 a.m. to a report that a 93-year-old man had shot his 86-year-old wife on the 5000 block of Mowry Avenue. The 911 caller told officers he had shot his spouse and wanted to turn himself in, according to the Fremont Police Department. When authorities arrived, the man was standing by his vehicle, and the victim was in the front passenger seat.

The German pensioner received an urgent call on Tuesday from a man posing as a police officer telling him a family member was in distress a common trick used against elderly people. Immediately smelling a rat, he kept the caller on the line saying he would rush to get 10,000 (8,750) in cash and several gold coins to hand over. While he strung the conman along, his daughter called Ingolstadt police who were able to catch a 20-year-old male suspect at the pickup spot.