This scam just today happened to my parents. THANK GOD they caught on and did not send money.
Dave amber called and said he was a bail bonds man in mexico city and that their grand son was in jail and to send $2100.
Phone numbers used 011-449-385-114 and 14389385114
Caller said he was from U S embassy in Mexico - family relative was being held on a drug charge and would be held in jail for 30 days unless I was to send bail money and attorney fees to get him released. It turns out that said relative was not even in Mexico. They even had him speak to me on the phone. It sounded like his voice and he said things that only said relative would know. I don't know how they were able to get my name and phone number or how they were able to fake the whole thing. I felt sure it was a true situation and did send the money which they told me would all be refunded as soon as the court hearing was over.
Same thing happened to my family. My mother received a call on 12/3 from a caller who sounded like my son. Caller said the same story about being in Mexico to attend a friend's funeral. Told my mother not to call me or there would be bad consequences for my son as the "confidentiality" of this matter would be breached. Really? I'm his mother. My mother wired the requested $1900. She received another call the next day asking for another $1900, as my son was supposedly "stuck" in customs in Los Angeles. She then called me, and I knew the story sounded suspicious as soon as she started to tell me. I knew where my son was and he definitely could not have gotten to Mexico during the time stated. Fortunately, she did not send the 2nd payment. The scammers use the names "Paul Hyatt", "David Amber", and "Jim Davis". The wire transfer was sent to an Eduardo Meza Villegas in the city of Zapopan, Mexico (in the Jalisco area). I'm sure that "Paul", "David" and "Jim" were all names made up by Eduardo. Eduardo and his cohorts are evil people who prey on the elderly. Get a real job and stop stealing!!
This scam just happend to me as well. though the telephone number is 438-765-2038 Fortunately the folks at money gram were able to stop the transaction before it was complete. DONT SEND MONEY TO MEXICO CITY.
Same thing happened to my mother in law today, 3/4/2013. They said her son was in jail in Mexico. Used the name Paul Hyatt from phone number: 438-932-7648. My mother in law sent them $2000 and $2500 before they called my wife and found out it was a scam. They pray on the elderly. All most the same scenario as Linda D!!
This scam just today happened to my parents. THANK GOD they caught on and did not send money.
Dave amber called and said he was a bail bonds man in mexico city and that their grand son was in jail and to send $2100.
Phone numbers used 011-449-385-114 and 14389385114