Elderly Man Scammed

An elderly man from the International Falls area has been bilked out almost $14,000 after becoming a victim of the so-called grand-kids scam.

Koochiching County Sheriff's office says the 94-year-old man sent the money after receiving a telephone call from someone claiming that his grandson was in need of help and needed to be money.

The man sent the money before realizing he had been conned.