Norwood Police Warn of Grandparent Scams

Norwood Police are urging residents to be careful in light of several recent incidents of scam phone calls.

The calls, police say, are to older Norwood residents from people pretending to be their grandchildren. The callers tell the victims they are in trouble and need money to bail them out of a rough situation.

Some victims have wired money in an effort to help out their "grandchildren," police say.

Here are some rules to follow, courtesy of Norwood Police:

1) Legitimate people don't ever ask you to wire money.
2) Legitimate people NEVER ask you to pay them in gift cards, ITunes cards or Western Union transfers.
3) If a scam artist gives you a phone number to call, Google it. Often times it will show up as a phone number related to a scam.
4) If you truly fear that a loved one is in trouble, call them direct and verify the information the caller is telling you.

And report suspicious calls to Norwood Police.