LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Several young men are accused of running a so-called “grandparent scam” where older adults are convinced a family member, often a grandchild, is in jail and needs money to post bail or pay a lawyer, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
Matthew Acquah, Manuel Rivera and Ashton Turunc face charges connected to at least 16 thefts where the victim was over the age of 60, documents said.
After convincing their victim to hand over large amounts of money, “the suspects then [made] arrangements to have a rideshare… to pick up the money and deliver it to the suspects,” documents said. In all, police suspect the scheme netted the group nearly $186,000…