25 Canadians Arrested for Scamming Over $21 Million From Elderly Americans

The fraudsters posed as grandchildren who needed money for bail.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Washington on March 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Authorities have arrested 25 Canadian nationals for allegedly defrauding elderly Americans of millions of dollars in a fake bail bond scheme, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The provisional arrests, executed by Canadian law enforcement, came after the 25 individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Vermont for taking part in a “grandparent scam” uncovered by the ICE, the agency said in a March 5 statement. In total, “the scam allegedly defrauded elderly individuals in more than 40 states of over $21 million.”