ANGRY

[gofish]

I just go a call from my FIL. apparently my Son has been a bad boy today.

FIL said that son called him this morning and told him he had a cold and he had been drinking and wrecked his truck and was in jail and needed FIL to send him $4500.00
FIL told him he didn't have that kind of money so the guy hung up.
FILis at the age that memory is a problem but I'm glad he knows Son well enough that kind of behavior would be suspicious.

It makes me angry that someone can try to scam older people like that.

Edited September 10, 2014 by gofish

[ArmyOfFive4God]

So glad he was wise.

[Mt_Rider]

:frying pan: So glad he didn't fall for it!

 

My folks got a call from their 'granddaughter' a few years ago......but didn't fall for it either.

 

MtRider Preying on others requires a disgusting amount of coldness...

[Annarchy]

MIL got a call:

 

Caller: "Hi Grandmom, it's me."

 

MIL: "Who?"

 

Caller: "You know, your grandson."

 

MIL: "Really? I didn't know I had a grandson."

 

The caller hung up.

 

DH is an only child and we never had any children. LOL

 

 

Another scam going around is a caller will identify themselves as employees of DirecTV and try to sell you an equipment protection plan. If you question them, they will connect you to DirecTV, thus hiding their identity. MIL has both her bank and DirecTV trying to catch them now.

[The WE2's]

Thanks for the info. I'll alert my mother...she's got lots of grandkids that she doesn't hear from or see much :-(

[Twilight]

Anything, anyway, to get money without working for it....