We have got to stop this fellow! Please share this info with family and friends. We should not have complete strangers trying to extort money from us by tugging at our heart strings. I am sorry for all that have given this fellow money. As for the person who calls these nice citizens, you will be discovered sooner or later and justice for EXTORTION Charges will be charged.
I think maybe these people are employees of a hospital and have looked into patient's records somehow and concocted this scam. Make sure you make a police report and print out this page. This scam is apparently originating in South Florida.
Anyone receiving these kinds of calls should make a police report and print out this page. Only by the police talking to anyone who was scammed do they have a chance of finding who's doing this. Also, go to the media and let them know too.
I received a similar call from this number today, but it was my husband had been in the accident and hit a 16 yeard old kid on a motorcycle. Identified himself as an EMT. Claimed he was calling to let me know a man was in critical condition at Florida Hospital and had given my name as a contact person. Yo recibi esta llamada hoy, la persona me dijo que era empleado de Florida Hospital que mi esposo estaba en condiciones críticas. Yo le dije que necesitaba hablar con alguien en Español. Me paso la llamada a otra persona la cual me dio detalles que mi esposo había tenido un accidente y atropello un joven de 16 años de edad y estaba en condiciones critica. Que mi esposo en la escena del accidente se puso agresivo y el papa del joven atropellado había llegado al lugar y le dio un golpe en la cabeza a mi esposo con el arma de fuego hiriéndolo gravemente. Que ellos lo había secuestrado y estaba en unos proyectos y que sí yo no respondía economicamente a los gastos médicos del joven lo iban a matar. Yo reporte está terrible experiencia a la policía.
My wife got the call today same story about an injured man on orange ave who had her number as the emergency contact.
Then I got a call a few minutes later same thing EMT saying my wife was in an accident. We had spoke so I said no she hadn't I was just speaking with her. He said well is this her number. (Was my wife's) I said she wasn't in an accident and he said well the police were coming and he had to go.
I called our local police they came around and said not much they could do as the phone was probably picked up at a gas station. But they are aware of the scam. He hoped to get the call.
These guys are malicious to play on folks fears. I looked up the number and was listed as a Winter Park cell.