received a call to post bail for my nephew allegedly in jail in fairfax va. He is fine and dandy at home. was given this phone# for his 'public' defender, call him, left it at that.
My mother received a phone call from a grandson who was supposedly jailed after a car accident. He said not to tell the family and that his attorney would call. The attorney called within minutes asking for bail money via a Walmart gift card. My mother refused and he hung up on her. Today the grandson called back again and hung up on her when she told him, "You're not my grandson." My nephew had his car broken into and his iPad stolen, within which with family names and phone numbers were stored. We're wondering if that had any connection to this scam.