Imposter scams employ new tech and techniques to steal retirees' life savings

The telephone rang just past three o’clock on an April morning, piercing the silence of the darkened Long Island home where James McGlone and his wife slept. When he picked up the phone, McGlone was drowsy and disoriented, but the voice on the line made his stomach drop, jolting him awake. The late-night caller said McGlone’s nephew was in legal trouble and needed immediate financial assistance.
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