Bartlett men lose $13,630 in scams

Bartlett police report that two residents were scammed out of thousands of dollars this week in unrelated thefts.

In one case, a Bartlett resident received a phone call Monday from a man claiming to be his grandson. The caller asked the victim to send $1,865 as bail money. A woman claiming to be the grandson's attorney told the man to wire the money to an address in Boston. On Aug. 25, the woman called again, stating there were additional charges and an additional $1,865 was needed. On Aug. 26, after speaking with family members, he realized this was a scam.

In the other case, a Bartlett man Monday received an email that he thought was from his real estate agent. The email instructed him to wire $10,000 to a Bank of America account so his house closing would go smoothly. After sending the money transfer, he called his agent and told her the transaction was complete. She told him she never sent him the email.