Victim Location 32506
Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency
Call cell phone and stated grandson was in jail in New York, and had hit someone while driving a car intoxicated and needed money for jail.
Victim Location 95366
Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency
They say he was arrested in accident and hit a pregnant woman. I needed to send bail money within a hour to get him out of jail.
Victim Location 32548
Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency
Called and tried to get us to send $1000 in a manila envelope
To help some (unclear) relative.
Victim Location 87501
Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency
Sobbing young man represented as "grandson" arrested and in jail Orlando FLA. "Public Defender" needed $7,500. right away. Telephone numbers were PA and VA area codes. So called "Orlando County Cerk" was also involved. We googled the address 4012 North Boulevard, Tampa & saw this rinky dink house! By then, we had located our grandson, who was just fine. These people were MASTERFUL in their deceit. We are in New Mexico, thus across State lines. Names given to us: mail money to "Richard Stevenson", 4012 North Boulevard, Tampa FLA 33603. "Public Defender" was Mark Newman 267 613 4360. "Orlando County Clerk" (female) 434 485 5009. Supposed case number 182553B.
Victim Location 48837
Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency
Scammer called my elderly father claiming his grandson was arrested for a DUI and needed $1,900 wired via western union within the hour for bail