Marin County authorities arrest suspect in attempt to scam elderly man of thousands

A scammer who tried to convince an older man that his grandson was in custody and needed thousands of dollars for bail ended up under arrest themselves, the Marin County Sherriff’s Office said.

The scammer told the man his grandson was at the Alameda County Courthouse and that he needed to come up with $9,000 for bail, the Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. When the victim said he had only $4,000 available, the scammer agreed to release his grandson for that amount.