An 87-year-old Lincoln woman is out nearly $18,000 after a man led her to believe he was her grandson and needed money.

Police say the unidentified woman received a phone call Monday from a man claiming to be her grandson. He said he had gotten into an accident while vacationing in Canada.

She didn't question it because he knew her grandson's name and other information. She didn't recognize his voice but believed a bad connection was to blame.

She wired him nearly $18,000 and was trying to send more when her bank told her she may be the victim of a scam. She later called her family and learned her grandson had been in Omaha the whole time.