Accused grandparent scammer charged in another fraud

A man already accused in several so-called grandparent scams has been charged in another.

The Winnipeg Police Service said last month that an Edmonton man, Daniel Warren, 29, was arrested in several scams that defrauded three city seniors of cash in August.

On Oct. 5, financial crimes investigators charged him with allegedly defrauding a fourth senior, in their 80s, of more than $14,000 that same month.

Between Aug. 17 and 18, a senior received phone calls from someone pretending to be their grandson and said they needed money for bail. The victim handed over cash, credit cards and jewelry to a man who showed up several times at their home, police said.

Warren, who’s being held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre jail, has been charged with another count of fraud over $5,000 and unauthorized use of a credit card.