On Friday (Aug 1) my parents received a similar call from this number on saying their grandson had been picked up for drugs and they needed $3000. They said drugs were found in their grandson's car as he was returning from his best friend's funeral and the police were holding him in Culver City. My parents were told to get $3000 in green dot cards and call back with the numbers. Fortunately, they confirmed their grandson was at home in bed asleep.
Called impersonating a family member claiming to be jailed by Culva City police dept. Person claiming to be attorney for family member then said he'd need money as a retainer and to place on Green Dot MoneyPak (which is apparently not traceable). They are not only scamming people but impersonating a police entity. Complete SCAM!
Just got a phone call saying grandson had been picked up for drugs in California and stating this was his attorney needing a $2500 retainer. identified himself as Alex Moran. Said drugs were found in a cab my grandson was riding in and that the police had picked him up and were holding him. i said my grandson had not called me about this. When questioned, they had "grandson" call. I said it didn't sound like him and the "grandson" said he was just upset and hoarse. I called grandson's real phone number and he was on vacation with relatives, no where near California. TOTAL SCAM!
This is a type of "grandparent scam"
See:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/april/grandparent_040212
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/askcfpb/1743/i ... ign=ASKCFPB2014
On Friday (Aug 1) my parents received a similar call from this number on saying their grandson had been picked up for drugs and they needed $3000. They said drugs were found in their grandson's car as he was returning from his best friend's funeral and the police were holding him in Culver City. My parents were told to get $3000 in green dot cards and call back with the numbers. Fortunately, they confirmed their grandson was at home in bed asleep.