CelineAndRene Posted December 30, 2008 at 06:31 AM Posted December 30, 2008 at 06:31 AM Has anyone else heard about this lately? It happened to me PERSONALLY! These creepers called my grandparents and told them they were my cousin in CANADA We all thought it was a local person pulling a PRANK but I saw USA today paper and it's a Nation-wide SCAM! Take a look at this story I found: Nov. 5, 2008 01:32 PMNews By You Anne Titus Hilby of the Arizona Attorney General's Office issued this consumer advisory. Attorney General Terry Goddard warned seniors to be cautious if they receive telephone calls from someone who claims to be their grandchild and requests money for an urgent situation. The Attorney General's Office has received information that the "grandparent scam" has made it to Arizona. In this scam, the fraud artist calls an elderly person and poses as their grandchild. The caller may say something like, "Grandma, I am so glad I reached you," or "Grandpa, it's me, your favorite grandchild calling." The caller waits for the grandparent to say something like, "Jimmy, is that you?" The caller will agree, and state that he or she has either been in a bad accident or is in trouble and needs money immediately. The caller then asks that the money be sent via money order or through a wire service such as MoneyGram or Western Union. Here are some tips to remember to avoid falling for this type of scam: • Verify your family member's whereabouts by calling a family member or the grandchild directly with the number you are familiar with. Do not call the caller with the phone number that person provided. • Don't "fill in the blanks" for the caller. If the caller says, "This is your favorite grandson," ask "Which one?" • Never give out personal identifying information such as bank account or credit card account numbers to anyone you do not know, and never send money to an unknown account or entity. If you believe you have been a victim of this or other scams, contact the Attorney General's Office in Phoenix at 602-542-5763. To file a complaint in person, the Attorney General's Office has satellite offices throughout the state with volunteers available to help. Locations and hours of operation are posted on the attorney general's Web site at www.azag.gov. Please beware all seniors out there! DO NOT FALL FOR IT! This is just sick also, what human in their right mind would scam old people like this?! Quote "...It's the circle of life. You gotta look forward. Two days during the year there's nothing you can do about: yesterday and tomorrow. Today is a great day." - Celine Dion, People.
incognito Posted December 30, 2008 at 12:00 PM Posted December 30, 2008 at 12:00 PM (edited) I knew what this would be about just from the title. Yeah it's mean. http://www.wptv.com/content/investigative/...x3crK0DAmg.cspx Tis even going on in S. Florida... one woman lost her life savings and is now in debt. Edited December 30, 2008 at 12:04 PM by incognito Quote
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KimboCosmo Posted December 31, 2008 at 05:49 AM Posted December 31, 2008 at 05:49 AM People need a life. Or how about just a job? We all work hard for our money, they should too...idiots. Quote http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2765/48940711.png "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep, because reality is finally better than your dreams." Visit Celinerific.com today!
Snowhite Posted December 31, 2008 at 01:36 PM Posted December 31, 2008 at 01:36 PM They have done it to my grandma at Greece.Two greek guys rang her bell and they said that are friends of my dad!She didn't believe them and they called one man who pretended my father and spoke with her.They didn't believe them anyway.If she had believed them she would have signed somewhere for money.I told you this cause it was a smilar situation!It happens anywhere Quote
destin139 Posted January 1, 2009 at 08:28 PM Posted January 1, 2009 at 08:28 PM its horrible. i hate the fact that people try to scam older people because they are seen as weak and an easy hit. they have so much to offer and are a blessing to be around. i volunteer at an old people's home just once a week for an hour but its one of the highlights of my week - some of them are incredible. i cant believe that human nature has sunk this low Quote http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww171/destin139/Celine2.jpg
Macaronie Posted January 1, 2009 at 09:30 PM Posted January 1, 2009 at 09:30 PM [url="http://www.wptv. Quote
incognito Posted January 2, 2009 at 01:03 AM Posted January 2, 2009 at 01:03 AM [url="http://www.wptv. Did you watch? It's your favorite Florida reporter! Quote
Terre Posted January 2, 2009 at 10:07 AM Posted January 2, 2009 at 10:07 AM Some people do anything to get money. Quote My Taking Chances World TourAmsterdam June 2nd 2008 -Section A4, Row 7, Seat 11Stockholm June 7th 2008 -Section A8/A24, Row 3, Seat 40Helsinki June 9th 2008 -Section 119, Row 4, Seat 2 Bruce freakin' Springsteen
Cheerfuljane Posted January 5, 2009 at 04:19 PM Posted January 5, 2009 at 04:19 PM This scam started in Japan several years ago. The media became wise to it, so it stopped and then spread to other countries.I personally knew 2 people who fell for it in Japan. They each sent 50000yen to complete strangers thinking that it was their granddaughters in trouble. Luckily they were wealthy people who were not hurt financially, but they were extremely emotionally distraught. Quote
stevethefan Posted January 7, 2009 at 07:12 AM Posted January 7, 2009 at 07:12 AM Is this for real? Quote
incognito Posted January 7, 2009 at 08:23 PM Posted January 7, 2009 at 08:23 PM Is this for real? Yes it is for real and it's not funny. On the face of it you could say "How did they not realise it wasn't their grandchild?" But some old people are very vulnerable. It's not amusing at all. Quote
stevethefan Posted January 8, 2009 at 06:26 AM Posted January 8, 2009 at 06:26 AM Is this for real? Yes it is for real and it's not funny. On the face of it you could say "How did they not realise it wasn't their grandchild?" But some old people are very vulnerable. It's not amusing at all. No I know, I don't think it's funny either. There are many other scams like this where they target the elderly. They try to gain their trust on the phone and some old people may also be lonely so they want someone to talk to. Quote
Linn92 Posted January 12, 2009 at 05:59 PM Posted January 12, 2009 at 05:59 PM EWWW... No waaaay. CREEPY Quote
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