Basically a "bail bondsman" calls my mother and says he needs $2800 to her grandson (my nephew) out of jail for DWI. Even has a kid there pretending to be her grandson. He begs her, "please grandma, send the money!" Then the bondsman gets back on the phone with instructions to send it to Peru because the owner of the bond company is there for a while on business. My mother smells a scam but plays along so she can hang up a call her grandson. She hangs up and calls my nephew in another state. He's fine and at work. They call back asking where the money is and she hangs up on them. No more since then.
Just wondering how they got the info on a grandmother & grandson in 2 different state? They have different last names in 2 different states yet these scammers know how they are related? Both are on the internet. My nephew has everthing a 21 yo would have, Facebook, email, etc. My mother just emails and surfs. The call was from a Canadian phone number but even I (living in New York) have a Canadian number. So it's someone somewhere in the world wanting money sent to Peru.
Any ideas? Comments?
It's a common scam in the US to scam Grandma's & Grandpa's over the phone. Just curious where the detailed relationship info comes from. Thanks
Just wondering how they got the info on a grandmother & grandson in 2 different state? They have different last names in 2 different states yet these scammers know how they are related? Both are on the internet. My nephew has everthing a 21 yo would have, Facebook, email, etc. My mother just emails and surfs. The call was from a Canadian phone number but even I (living in New York) have a Canadian number. So it's someone somewhere in the world wanting money sent to Peru.
Any ideas? Comments?
It's a common scam in the US to scam Grandma's & Grandpa's over the phone. Just curious where the detailed relationship info comes from. Thanks
