There are some pretty dirty people in this world with really dirty idea's who take advantage of the seniors. Worst of all they pretend to be the seniors grandchild in desperate need who is not and is someone else.
This is how they do it. These thieves who live in Canada call these seniors down in the states and tell them it's their grandson mike calling etc. They say hey how are you? I need your help badly I have been in a car accident in Montreal Canada and have no where to go!! Can you send me some money!! The Grandpa asks how much and the thief says $3400 to cover the cost of damages!! The Grandpa then asks why don't you tell your parents about this instead of coming to me and the thief says I don't want to tell them right now, I want to tell them in person. Can I come to you in help right now Grandpa so you can help me out first. So the Grandpa sent the money to the fake grandson through a money telegram. The next day around the same time the thief calls again saying he needs even more money because the other party of the car accident was going to sue him!! The thief asks for the same amount of money but the grandfather says he can only send $2500 so he does so.
In the next few days the poor grandfather found out he was scammed and calls authorities and Canadian police. Though he lost his money he was not going to give up trying to help other's from becoming a target of the same sick game. He phoned the newspaper's the banks and went on radio to make as many people and seniors aware of it as possible and that turned out to be a good thing!
A Grandma was in the same situation with the thief pretending her grandson was in Canada in a terrible accident. She asked what are you doing there?? Aren't you in the states!! The thief said he was in Canada looking for work. When the lady went to the bank to try and give the fake grandson the money. The bank teller who had been informed of the previous accident told her about the possibility of a scam and stopped her just in time.
My thoughts on this is first I am wondering how did the thieves know the names of these grandparents grandchildren?? I have to wonder if the thieves had to have known the grandchildren!! Secondly I am wondering how these guys faked the voices of the grandchildren!! To help narrow down the possible suspects I think police should find out who the grandchildren were hanging out with!!
If you are ever not sure or it sounds to good to be true than don't do it and call the better business guys!! Better safe than sorry!!
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