'I was so stupid': Victims of grandparent scam in court to see fraudster sent to prisonCalgary man Jason Dear pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, admitting to taking more than $100,000 from vulnerable seniors after they were told their loved ones had been arrested and needed bail money. (David Bell/CBC - image credit)A Calgary man who stole at least $127,000 from elderly victims in a "grandparent scam" pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud on Friday. One victim told the court that Dear got her name and her grandson's name from her husband's obituary. "It just made me sick to think I was so stupid to be caught in this scam because I know better," said Shirley. Although he did not admit to making the phone calls, Dear pleaded guilty for his role as the "courier."
