SCAM! SCAM! SCAM
IF YOU GET A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER IGNORE IT, DONT LISTEN TO ANYTHING THEY HAVE TO SAY.
I got a call from this number telling me that " my cousin" was detained by the Airport. I needed to pay money to bail him out, since he was caught with thousands of dollars. I didn't believe it but my "cousin" kept telling him to bail him out. they told me to deposit money through MONEYGRAM. they kept calling pressuring me. They kept making me pay MORE and MORE. I can't believe how stupid I was.
i got a call from this guy that was my "cousin" that was coming from Brazil. i got in touch with him through a social media website. when i went to the airport to receive my cousin it turns out that he needed money because he didn't report the large amount of money that he was bringing into the US. he promised to pay back the money he needed but i wanst so sure... anyway when he called me for the third time he sounded as if he had a spanish accent. he was suppose to bring my children gifts, take us to Brazil to see one of the soccer games for the world cup, and blah blah blah. if you receive calls from this scam er report him immediately.
SCAM! SCAM! SCAM
IF YOU GET A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER IGNORE IT, DONT LISTEN TO ANYTHING THEY HAVE TO SAY.
I got a call from this number telling me that " my cousin" was detained by the Airport. I needed to pay money to bail him out, since he was caught with thousands of dollars. I didn't believe it but my "cousin" kept telling him to bail him out. they told me to deposit money through MONEYGRAM. they kept calling pressuring me. They kept making me pay MORE and MORE. I can't believe how stupid I was.
I wish I would have seen this sooner. Thank you for posting up your story. I got scamed by this phone number too. They made me give the money to this mexican account. I guess I was too naive to see it.
This is part of the famous "Grandparent Scam." So named because they started out by calling the elderly and telling them they were their grandson (or daughter) and needed cash. It has progressed to the "relative scam." IT IS A SCAM. Here's information from the FBI on how it works:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/april/grandparent_040212
If you've been scammed, file a complaint with the IC3 here:
http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx