LAS VEGAS (KSNV MyNews3.com) – Thousands of grandparents continue to be scam targets across the country, according to U.S. postal inspectors.

Wanda Wood said the voice sounded like her grandson. He said he needed help and money immediately.

“I really and truly believed it was Matt,” Wood said. “The kid sounded like Matt.”

Postal inspectors say Wood was one of thousands of Americans who have been victims of the so-called “Grandparent Scheme.”

There are countless variations on the stories told.

Rip-Off Alert: Grandparents scam continues across U.S.