Scott Korum (Spelled it out for me) called our pastor who referred him to me...he was very persistent and had an answer for every one of my questions. Before attempting to wire money, I prayed that if wasn't legit, God would stop it from going through. The wire transfer could not be completed because of verification issues. I called him back and told him I couldn't help him, he became very distressed, put his "wife", Maryanne, on the phone for a few minutes to tell me how disappointed they were that they couldn't go home...and how they had recently been converted and prayed and read their Bible every day. I decided to try one more thing...I called Greyhound and they told me that the bus didn't even stop in Fern Park, Fl. I called him back, told him there was too much information that I could not verify and that he should go to the local police station, they would connect him with someone who could help...He hung up on me!! I should have checked him out online first!!
Just received a call with all the same info....but he said he name was Scott HOREN and he was stranded in CASSLEBERRY, Florida. He asked me to send him $124.12 via Western Union so they could catch a Greyhound to go home....PLEASE BEWARE!!
On Sunday 9/19/10 our church received a call with like story. We sent him $200 via Wal Mart money gram. Romans 12:19...".vengeance is mine ; I will repay saith the Lord".
In June of this year I was visiting my family in Kentucky when my brother-in-law a pastor received a call from this man...after several calls to neighboring pastors they established none of them knew this caller or
"his deceased mother" and after calling him back to inform him of such the phone disconnected...Today, September 27th he received another call from the same man saying again his car was broke down, he wanted Pastor Bob to preach the funeral but he needed money to get him and momma back home.....It seems this man is running a scam on churches and hopefully the state of Florida will track him down !!