Victim Location 53717
Type of a scam Other
Wednesday morning, April 22,2020, I received a message via Messenger that looked like it was from my 96 year old aunt and had her picture on it. We both are on Facebook, but post on rare occasions and "like" things once in a while. We are friends on Facebook but don’t post to the public. She has never used Messenger.
After some pleasantries, I was asked if I had gotten my money yet. She had gotten an envelope from FedEx with a promise of money and a form to sign. My name was on the form in 2 places so she wanted to know if I got my money. I replied that she should not sign anything and that it was likely a scam. The reply was that it was too late and that she already had $60,000 in cash and a friend got $100,000. If I wanted to verify, I could text 702-805-3495 to check. I called the number and did not reach the WCAB but received a message saying that it was a text only phone number. I called my aunt to make sure she wouldn’t sign anything. Of course she knew nothing about it and had never used Messenger. Her daughter also got a message via Messenger from her mom and it lookded to be legitimate. She thought it was a scam too.
I received another message via Messenger at 11:59AM on Wednesday asking if I had contacted the agent yet and also at 9:51PM. I did not respond.