Police investigate scam reports
CARBONDALE - Police are investigating the second report in as many months in which a resident lost thousands of dollars in a telephone scam.
The most recent report came Saturday, when a Carbondale resident told police he received a call Friday from someone saying he was his grandson and needed money to get out of some trouble in Pittsburgh, according to Carbondale police. The man wired a total of $2,525 but later found out his grandson was OK and had not requested the money, police said.
Police in Carbondale took a similar report from a resident two months ago. In that case, the victim lost about $4,000.
Carbondale police are investigating both incidents and warned people to beware of similar scams.