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Elderly Sammamish Couple Bilked out of $90,000
The couple were convinced to wire large amounts of cash by a series of phone callers claiming to be trying to get their grandson out of serious legal trouble.

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The couple were convinced to wire large amounts of cash by a series of phone callers claiming to be trying to get their grandson out of serious legal trouble.

The couple were convinced to wire large amounts of cash by a series of phone callers claiming to be trying to get their grandson out of serious legal trouble.
The couple were convinced to wire large amounts of cash by a series of phone callers claiming to be trying to get their grandson out of serious legal trouble.
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