Greek Retiree Thwarts Phone Scammers by Delivering Bag of Rocks Instead of Cash

Greek Retiree Outsmarts 'Tax Satellite' Phone Scammers With Bag of Rocks

A 67-year-old man in a village near Lamia, central Greece, foiled a phone scam by handing con artists a bag of rocks and corn instead of cash and gold, leading to the arrest of all three suspects, a court has heard. The scam began Friday when a caller posing as the man's accountant claimed a "tax authority satellite" was scanning the area to record residents' assets, and told him to gather cash and valuables in a bag and leave it outside his house. Recognizing the ruse, the man alerted police...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA