Chicago – March 06, 2025
Twenty-five Canadians have been charged with swindling hundreds of American seniors out of more than $21 million through what’s known as a “grandparent scam,” federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont said in a statement that the alleged perpetrators were indicted by a federal grand jury in late February.
They range in age from their late-20s to mid-40s and all but one are based in Quebec province, which is home to Montreal. The announcement lists their names as well as the aliases they used, including Muscles, Elvis, Blondie, Happy, Honda and Toast.
All 25 are charged with conspiracy to defraud, while five of them are also accused of conspiring to commit money laundering.
