The family of a 14-year-old girl, who was tricked into what she thought was a game of treasure hunt for an iPhone but instead ended up handing over her family’s jewellery to thieves, is grateful that she is alive and not hurt.
However, the incident has left the teenager very traumatised and the family has lost over $200,000 in jewellery. The family is warning parents to ensure that their at home-alone children are not sucked in by conmen and women who are using mobile phones to ply their trade.
It all started when the grandmother of the teen, who lives in a house in front of the family’s, received a call from someone purporting to be calling from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) and who informed that the company had an ongoing game and winners would be given iPhones. The caller then enquired if the woman had younger relatives between the ages of 13 and 15. She informed she had a 14-year-old granddaughter and proceeded to call for the child.
