Scammers called elderly mom stating grandson held by Canadian Border Patrol for marijuana possession. Needed to send 5800.00 ( 2 separate money orders) to get him out. Money order to be purchased at Rite Aid Pharmacy on Harvard Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, and a small grocery store also on Harvard Avenue. Money order was to be made out to Spain Valencia International. Someone claiming to be her grandson was sobbing on the phone asking her not to tell ANYONE!!
The phone used is registered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and it is a land line. There are a number of people at the number and they have not been shut down. Authorities were alerted.