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Kathy Ruffner-Linn: Misplaced blame

Regarding the June 7 Point of View piece about how a grandma “allowed” herself to be scammed: And not one word about where the real blame lies – with the scammers! A little bit of agism there? Yes, it’s a common scam used on grandparents, but anyone can fall for a scam. I agree. Spread the word, but don’t blame Grandma!

Kathy Ruffner-Linn

Raleigh

This story was originally published June 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Kathy Ruffner-Linn: Misplaced blame."

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