Tempe Police are warning citizens of a telephone scam that appears to be targeting the elderly. “This isn’t anything new,” Tempe Police Sgt. Steve Carbajal said. Officers have just seen a recent increase in the amount of incidents reported to police, Carbajal said. Authorities say there are two reoccurring themes in these scam phone calls. The first involves the portrayal of a family member in need of money. The caller then reportedly asks an individual to wire money or provide a credit card number, officers said. In other reported instances the scammer claims an individual has won a sum of money.
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