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Post Office foiled scammers

Myrtle Laird sends a big bouquet out to the North Battleford post office for saving her $4,000. She was being victimized by scammers who had contacted her by telephone, saying her grandson was in jail and needed money.

Myrtle Laird sends a big bouquet out to the North Battleford post office for saving her $4,000. She was being victimized by scammers who had contacted her by telephone, saying her grandson was in jail and needed money.

"They had everything just right," she says. "They had it all down pat."

She was sure her grandson was in trouble.

"Thank goodness for the post office," she says.

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