JAY — Police are warning people to be on the alert for a caller who tells people that their grandson is in jail for drugs in Canada and needs bail money to get out, Detective Richard Caton IV said Friday.

One resident is out about $200 in fees to Western Union but not the $2,800 the caller said was needed for bail.

Before the money was sent, the resident found out it was scam, he said.

When the money didn’t arrive, the scammer called the woman the next day and asked if it was coming, Caton said.

When he was told it wasn’t coming, he bragged about how much money he had made that day, he said.

The scam was also just used in Massachusetts, he said.

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