A member of my family received numerous phone calls from the above mentioned phone number stating that another member of our family had been arrested on drug charges and that we were to wire thru Westin Union $5700 dollars to an address in the Domenican. The person stated that this member in our family would be coming before the court at 4:00PM on Monday 5/16/2011 and that they needed the money before the hearing so that they could be released. The person on the phone identified himself as Office Miller of the Niagara Police Department. We reported this incident to our local police and in the late afternoon "Office Miller" called two more times reporting that if we did not pay he would come to our home and do bodily harm to a member of my family. The caller left supposed name & number which we called, he would only identify himself as "Officer Miller" and would furnish NO other information such as Badge #. This number is a Quebec (Montreal) phone number. Would appreciate if you have any information on this particular scheme and if there is anything that can be done to arrest this individual.
A member of my family received numerous phone calls from the above mentioned phone number stating that another member of our family had been arrested on drug charges and that we were to wire thru Westin Union $5700 dollars to an address in the Domenican. The person stated that this member in our family would be coming before the court at 4:00PM on Monday 5/16/2011 and that they needed the money before the hearing so that they could be released. The person on the phone identified himself as Office Miller of the Niagara Police Department. We reported this incident to our local police and in the late afternoon "Office Miller" called two more times reporting that if we did not pay he would come to our home and do bodily harm to a member of my family. The caller left supposed name & number which we called, he would only identify himself as "Officer Miller" and would furnish NO other information such as Badge #. This number is a Quebec (Montreal) phone number. Would appreciate if you have any information on this particular scheme and if there is anything that can be done to arrest this individual.
This happened to a member of my family also. One person impersonated a jailed family member while another person impersonated "Officer Miller". $5500 was to be wired via western union to a "lawyer" Daniel Eustache 1722 Rivera Ave Santiago, Dominican Republic. The Chicago police said they could not do anything since no money was sent and therefore no crime was committed. This incident was then reported to the States Attorney office.
The almost identical story happened to my parents; however, the phone # was 514-561-7234. A younger person impersonated their grandson who was studying abroad and asked for money that he was in jail. Again, it was officer Miller. When my parents arrived at the western union office to send the money, the agent recognized it as a scam since the money was going to 1722 Rivra Ave Santiago Domincan Republic. We are wondering how they linked the traveling abroad student to his grandparents. Our neighbor is a US Senator and his office got us in touch with the local FBI office to file a report.