My aunt received a similar call saying that it was me and that that I was in a wreck and needed money. My aunt was scared and sent money. After looking up the number she gave me I found these notes. Need to try and report these people.
we recieved a phone call from this number and the guy stated that he was my aunts cousin and that he was going to be in fort worth texas and that he was going to come by and visit and then he called back again and stated that he was in a car wreck and that he had money in bank but that they would not give him 2K until tomorrow and if we could lend him 2K and that he would give it back to us tomorrow. phone number 331-974-8786. and when he first called he would not identify or say who it really was. fraud peoples fraud...............................
Family Emergency Scams
FROM Federal Trade Commission
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0204-family-emergency-scams
The Grandparent Scam: Don’t Let It Happen to You
FROM Federal Bureau of Investigation - Apr 2012
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/april/grandparent_040212
Friends and Family: Beware of Imposter Scams
FROM Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson - Apr 2012
http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/publications/imposterscams.asp
http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Brochures/pubBewareOfImposterScams.pdf
FTC says impostor scams are growing fast
FROM Los Angeles Times - Mar 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/13/business/la-fi-perfin-20110313
My aunt received a similar call saying that it was me and that that I was in a wreck and needed money. My aunt was scared and sent money. After looking up the number she gave me I found these notes. Need to try and report these people.
My father recieved a call from this number claiming it was his nephew but never stated his name until my dad said one. He then recieved call again and my brother answered and told him he was going to report his number to the police and he hung up