I know of an elder women who received a phone call yesterday requesting bail money to get her grandson out of jail. This was a phony attempt, as the grandson was in college on the other side of the nation, and had no knowledge of these events.
2006-09-27 03:37:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No, but she needs to contact the police because apparently someone unsavory has quite a bit of information about her in order to know she has a grandson her phone number and that she has money. It sounds like someone has decided t o make her a "Mark"
2006-09-27 04:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by LILLIE B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get calls at work all the time from companies claiming someone who worked here before me authorized a "business directory" listing and they want to verify some info to send us our invoice for $499. I've even had one start harassing me. Luckily, I work for a large business that has permanent legal counsel.
It's a total scam. Now I just tell people I'm not interested, though most people who don't know any better would unwittingly fall into their trap.
2006-09-27 10:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a slightly different type, same scam tho. When they started to get abusive, I asked for their address and told them this call is being traced cause I was with the FBI. They hung up right away.
2006-09-27 10:56:56 · answer #3 · answered by utahraptor88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but in this day and age where people are constantly trying to get innocents to launder money through phoney sweepstakes and others trying to steal identities to grab a person's personal holdings. It doesn't surprise me.
2006-09-27 10:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋