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Inside the grandparent scam

Email The elaborate cons costing seniors thousands

The WalrusThursday, Sep 24, 2026 at 5:58 AM EasternActiveCampaign
The WalrusInside the grandparent scam
Subject
Inside the grandparent scam
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Email The elaborate cons costing seniors thousands
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web@thewalrus.ca
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Thu Sep 24, 2026, 5:58 AM ET
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59 KB
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11
Links
23, 5 of them buttons
Subject length
27 characters

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The Walrus <[email protected]>
Subject
Inside the grandparent scam
Date
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:58:39 +0000 (GMT)
Message-ID domain
service-v2-85bfb4db5d-mkgbg
Return-Path domain
em-1399540.thewalrus.ca
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d=thewalrus.ca s=acdkim1; d=acems1.com s=acdkim1
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