I was contacted today at work via my cell phone with the same message. Your brother was in a car accident with my brother, my brother beat up your brother, he's messed up and he took him to my house. We put him upstairs and you have to give me $2000.00 or we will kill your brother..actually..he said.."get me the f...ing money you stupid [***] or I'll kill your f...ng brother" I informed him that since I'm new at paying ransoms for kidnapped relatives he should be more patient with me. He went off on me in Spanish, foul Spanish as I speak some and understand a lot more, I responded with NO ME JODA, really pissed him off..after another rant, he told me he was going to go upstairs and kill my f...ing brother and then he hung up..
I notified my nurse managers', the hospital security, and metro dade police department and filed a formal complaint..this is a felony. Apparently this is something that is occuring regularly and people have paid this "ransom". I was told this by the police who came to our ICU to investigate my complaint.
I'm puzzled as to how he knew our names..???
My brother and his family are fine, he is annoyed by the whole thing.
BTW. this guy suggested a Pulbix too, he also told me to get into my f...ing care and start driving, stop at a check/cash place?? what ever that is and somehow have that money end up in his hands.
Mt husband just got a call from this guy, with the same massage that his son was going to be kill if he did not come up with 1500.00. I have been calling him all morning but he has not pick up the phone.
I've just got a similar call from this number asking for $2000 to release my brother. He wanted to meet at a Publix for the money. Called police and they said they are investigating, they didn't want my info...
He also called my wife 787 477 0979, saying that someone in her family got into an accident in a gas station. but my wife knew better. Watch out for this idiot..
I was contacted today at work via my cell phone with the same message. Your brother was in a car accident with my brother, my brother beat up your brother, he's messed up and he took him to my house. We put him upstairs and you have to give me $2000.00 or we will kill your brother..actually..he said.."get me the f...ing money you stupid [***] or I'll kill your f...ng brother" I informed him that since I'm new at paying ransoms for kidnapped relatives he should be more patient with me. He went off on me in Spanish, foul Spanish as I speak some and understand a lot more, I responded with NO ME JODA, really pissed him off..after another rant, he told me he was going to go upstairs and kill my f...ing brother and then he hung up..
I notified my nurse managers', the hospital security, and metro dade police department and filed a formal complaint..this is a felony. Apparently this is something that is occuring regularly and people have paid this "ransom". I was told this by the police who came to our ICU to investigate my complaint.
I'm puzzled as to how he knew our names..???
My brother and his family are fine, he is annoyed by the whole thing.
BTW. this guy suggested a Pulbix too, he also told me to get into my f...ing care and start driving, stop at a check/cash place?? what ever that is and somehow have that money end up in his hands.
BTW, I was extremely upset, I was not aware of this type of scam. It is a felony and I hope these "people" are arrested. I wonder if these individuals can be tracked down, probably not but I'm at least forwarned, therefore forarmed..I won't be so polite if I should be contacted again.