Caller has called 3 times -- always asking "Gramma?" and then when asked who is this the line goes dead. Very worrisome -- the last time he identified himself as "Your oldest grandson" when asked his name. My oldest grandson does not call me "Gramma" so knew it was a fraudulent call. Have contacted the local police regarding this.
Got the same call this morning, same story almost word for word from the report above. I told him that his grandfather wasn't here and that he was the only one that could wire money to him. He was to call back in 1 hour; he hasn't called back. I hope no one falls for this because at first he is really convencing.
We received a call this morning from "our grandson" saying he had gone to Spain with a friend and been in an accident and needed money to get back home tomorrow. He asked us not to tell his parents or his wife about the accident. He said it didn't sound like him because his nose had been broken and his lip split. He said the insurance company had assured him they would pay for all the damages ($2200) but needed to borrow the money until he had collected the insurance. When I said I couldn't send him money without talking with his parents, he hung up. When we tried to call the number back, there.was a message in Spanish saying that the phone was not amortized to receive calls.
We got a call also with the same story as John's post, on Nov. 18. The call was reported to the Collier County Sheriff's office via an on-line incident report. They rejected my report; I called and talked with the person who rejected my report. I then got a call from their fraud department this afternoon and was informed that the number that shows on Called ID is actually a disconnected number. Said the caller could be anywhere. Said they could not do anything. I do not know if the Sheriff's department was being honest with me, if they don't want to bother, or are understaffed.
In our case, when we let the caller know that we knew he was a scam, he treatened to come to our house, he recited our address, and show us his gun.
Received the same call similiar to most of the posts. Said Grandma, I've been in an accident, drunk driver hit us and my nose is broken that's why I sound funny. My grandkids don't call me Grandma so I knew it was a prank.
We received numerous calls identical those described above referring to an a Grandson who was in an accident on Spain. The caller stated that they needed money for auto repairs and requested money be wired to a mechanic names Juan Cortez in Madrid. The caller who claimed to be our grandson indicated that he was working with the US Embassy in Barcelona. I advised them that I"d have to call them back. At that point they provide me with and 877 number which they claimed to be the US Embassy in Spain. At that point I know it was a scam since the US has no embassy in Barcelona. It's located in Madrid. this resulted in my question the person claiming to be my grandson. He failed at every question I asked him regarding his family and personal life. At that point I told them that hey were just a bunch of scam scum. They then hung up. No more calls since.