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Help with figuring out prank/scam call.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:07 am
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:07 am
Somebody called my parents today pretending to be me. He was calling them grandma and grandpa though. He said he was in Virginia because his best friend "Morris" had died. I don't have a best fiend named Morris, or even know a Morris for that matter. My mom told him she was on to him and asked him where he was born. He gave her the name of the town where I grew up, but not the city I was born. After all was said and done, he said he had to pass on a message for them and then he hung up without saying another word.
My parents are mid 70's and I have thought about it being a scam, but it was just weird for the person to impersonate someone so close to them. I'm 40 years old so I doubt it was a prank caller.
Any ideas?
My parents are mid 70's and I have thought about it being a scam, but it was just weird for the person to impersonate someone so close to them. I'm 40 years old so I doubt it was a prank caller.
Any ideas?
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Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:10 am to Big Balls
its you from the future
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:12 am to Big Balls
quote:
Any ideas?
My guess is had she played along he would have asked for money or bank account info.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:15 am to Big Balls
It happens. If they respond favorably the scammer then tells them that something happened to strand "you" i.e. Mugged, lost wallet, car broken down, etc. and can they wire you $300, via a green dot/visa gift card/cvs card. They go to buy the card, send "you" the number, and are out $300.
I was in cvs one day and a lady was trying to put together enough cash to buy one, and the cashier was trying to talk her out of it and told her a lot of older people had been scammed with it at their store, but the lady bought it any way.
I was in cvs one day and a lady was trying to put together enough cash to buy one, and the cashier was trying to talk her out of it and told her a lot of older people had been scammed with it at their store, but the lady bought it any way.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:15 am to Big Balls
I had the same thing happen to my granny. Some a-hole pretending to be me saying I was in jail in another state and needed bail money wired asap. She almost had a heart attack and was hysterically crying when my aunt got there. Lowest of the lows preying on the elderly like that.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:16 am to Big Balls
I've heard of this type of scam. Usually they say they are stranded out of town after an unexpected trip and need money wired to them.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:28 am to LSUBFA83
No way this would work on my parents.
They'd laugh, say figure it out yourself and then hang up
They'd laugh, say figure it out yourself and then hang up
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:37 am to Big Balls
I don't have to worry about my grandparents getting scammed like this. They're all dead.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:40 am to theenemy
quote:
My guess is had she played along he would have asked for money or bank account info.
^^THIS^^
Had this happen to a buddies grandparents. Scammer got a couple thousand out of them.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:48 am to TigerstuckinMS
My grandparents are all dead too. He called my parents but I guess, due to their age, thought they would be his grandparents.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:16 am to Big Balls
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but it was just weird for the person to impersonate someone so close to them
Give me your parents' names and hometown and I will will give you your name, address, home and mobile telephone numbers, social security number, automobile registration information, arrest history, employment status, marital status, your wife's name, social security numbers, childrens names and social security numbers, former roommates, former addresses, former telephone numbers, voter registration information and photographs. This is all very likely to be easily-accessible, public information.
My parents, both in their 80s don't understand how this is possible and therefore make good targets for scams like these. I've had the talk with them numerous times, but they just don't get it.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:17 am to Big Balls
Same scam happened to my grandma with people pretending to be me. It was interesting.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:21 am to GeorgeTheGreek
A girl in my office had this happen to her grandmother last year. Knew the girl's name, called grandma in a different state, claimed she'd been in an accident and needed money for ER or something like that.
Took the grandmother for a couple grand via Western Union transfer. The girl felt bad because the grandmother tried to call her a couple of times and she didn't answer.
Total shitbags who pull this stuff.
Took the grandmother for a couple grand via Western Union transfer. The girl felt bad because the grandmother tried to call her a couple of times and she didn't answer.
Total shitbags who pull this stuff.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:23 am to Big Balls
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:23 am to BiggerBear
This happened to my mother also. She was 90 yrs, old. My sister was taking care of her and finally got an FBI agent to come out and talk to mom. Not sure if it really did any good. Sis finally got her name on bank account so mom couldn't get funds without her approval. Damn shame.
I would have loved to get ahold of the scum bag.
I would have loved to get ahold of the scum bag.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:25 am to Pettifogger
This guy needs to maybe start shoplifting or something. He messed up right out of the gate by using my name and claiming to be their grandson. If this kinda scam is already a 1 out of every 25 will bite kinda deal, then this guy's rate has to be much lower.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:25 am to Big Balls
It is a common scam.
Usually they will call back and ask your parents to wire money. Often, they do it during the first call. I suspect something scared them off.
Usually they will call back and ask your parents to wire money. Often, they do it during the first call. I suspect something scared them off.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:31 am to Big Balls
Had a similar thing happen to the SO's cousin let's call him "Bob" and to the SO's grandmother.
The scammers started by friending the grandma on Facebook and catching onto the little details that make a good scam, I.e. what "Bob" called her-"nanna"-, where she lived, where he worked, who he was married to, etc.
Well one day grandma gets a phone call from "Bob", claiming that he went down to NJ for a friend's funeral, and along the way picked up a friend. Well they get pulled over and the "friend" had so many pounds of drugs on him. He claimed he was in jail and needed to be bailed out. He asked grandma not to tell his dad (grandma's son), and that if he was given $5k he and his wife could get bailed out. He just needed the routing number and bank account information to make the transfer by ACH ETF.
He called her "nanna", named his wife, and all the other relevant details that a grandma would ask.
Scary days out there for the elderly.
The scammers started by friending the grandma on Facebook and catching onto the little details that make a good scam, I.e. what "Bob" called her-"nanna"-, where she lived, where he worked, who he was married to, etc.
Well one day grandma gets a phone call from "Bob", claiming that he went down to NJ for a friend's funeral, and along the way picked up a friend. Well they get pulled over and the "friend" had so many pounds of drugs on him. He claimed he was in jail and needed to be bailed out. He asked grandma not to tell his dad (grandma's son), and that if he was given $5k he and his wife could get bailed out. He just needed the routing number and bank account information to make the transfer by ACH ETF.
He called her "nanna", named his wife, and all the other relevant details that a grandma would ask.
Scary days out there for the elderly.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:41 am to Big Balls
Its people who probably look for older people. Its not hard to get general information on people, like how many kids they have, etc.. So they call and try to take advantage of the fact some people will bite because they are too worried about their child to think whether or not it is a scam. They make up some of the information hoping it sticks and if they can get 1 or 2 people to bite for every 80-90 calls then it makes it all worth it.
People like that are scum of the earth.
People like that are scum of the earth.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 10:48 am to Big Balls
My grandpa passed away 8 years ago. He was a WWII vet and was willing to help out anyone possible. When he passed away and his children were going through his records, etc, they saw that he was giving to several "charities" monthly.
He was a strong Catholic and I think also, part of it had to do with it being a generational thing. The idea that someone would use something like raising money for vets, cancer, etc as a way to scam people for money was a foreign concept to him. If he felt as if he had more than others he would be extremely generous and its sad, but that made him an easy target for scammers.
He was a strong Catholic and I think also, part of it had to do with it being a generational thing. The idea that someone would use something like raising money for vets, cancer, etc as a way to scam people for money was a foreign concept to him. If he felt as if he had more than others he would be extremely generous and its sad, but that made him an easy target for scammers.
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