Fraudster told victim his grandson would be arrested unless he paid over $8,000

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Manuel Alfonso Lopez, a 36-year-old man was arrested earlier this month after he scammed a grandfather out of more than $8,000, authorities announced Thursday. According to Miami-Dade police, the 75-year-old victim received a call from someone claiming to be an attorney named “Walter Higgins.”

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