The office says seniors from around the country have recently reported receiving phone calls from people who pose as a grandchild and claim to need money to help them in an emergency situation. The callers can get family information from social networking sites, marketing lists or obituaries.
Attorney General Beau Biden says residents should verify the identity of the person claiming to be a grandchild.
Authorities in Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey say the scam artists have bilked their residents out of thousands of dollars this year.
