More Massachusetts senior citizens are being scammed out of their hard-earned money. 

The FBI's Boston Division tells WCVB-TV that since 2023 there's been an uptick in cases involving elder fraud, specifically so-called "grandparent scams."  That's where con artists convince their victims that their grandchildren or other family members are in trouble and need their financial help, then send couriers to their homes to collect cash or even gold bars.   

During that time period, 59 Massachusetts residents lost a collective 18-point-six million dollars.