Manitoba RCMP say they’re investigating after a “grandparent scam” surfaced in the province’s north, with four reports from older adults in the Flin Flon area.

In two of the cases, police said, thousands of dollars were sent to the scammer, while a third was intercepted before the money could be lost.

The scams involve someone calling older victims and claiming to be either a family member or a lawyer, and requesting that money — urgently — be sent to an address outside Manitoba to help with “bail.” Some callers, RCMP said, also claim to be law enforcement and ask victims to pay a fine.

“It’s unfortunate that we have encountered more incidents where senior citizens have been the victim of these types of frauds,” said Staff Sgt. Kevin Cavanagh of the RCMP’s cyber and financial crime unit

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