Scam phone number 778-982-1281. Supposed court appointed attorney for granddaughter. The story... granddaughter is in jail - been drinking and involved in auto accident with person driving rental car. Need to wire $2,900 to Loren Diaz Balbuena in Santiago, Dominican Republic, to reimburse money paid for damage to rental car.
Just happened to friend also - they are getting the names from obituaries published. The number is a burner phone purchased in British Columbia. Name used Walter Smith. When you call the number, it says the office of Bruce Wilson, Richard Edwards and Walter Smith- Public Defenders.
These people not only called my parents, they had someone pose as my son who was supposedly in jail needing $4800. Same story as the others regarding a rental car, but they wanted the money sent to Sweden! I called them back and the more they talked, the more the story fell apart. I told them that I did not see their name on the Public Defender website and that the jail had never hear of them or my son! They will probably be disconnecting soon to get another number.