SCAM ALERT - BEWARE
- THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE!!!
This happened right here in Tracy, CA........
I get a call from my 76 year old father....
"""Susan we've got a HUGE problem, Tyler (my oldest) just called and
he's in jail, got drunk, got in an accident and is Canada. He
needs $4,800 to get out as that is the damage to the car."""
Now, I can't express how panicked I was. First, Tyler is
supposed to be in Albuquerque, in the Air Force. I quickly
try to call him, Of course he doesn't answer his phone, (he's in jail);
so next I send an email to his Military on base email - it simply said
"Call me now". He does - immediately.
Bottom line - we was not in Canada, not in an accident, not in jail.
This was a scam to cause you to panic and send money immediatley.
The good news is my dad told the people who called - to CALL THIER
MOTHER -- that would be me. They DIDN'T.
It wasn't until later we figured out this was a total scam.
Yes the police have been called. So please be warned, this
was scary stuff, you don't stop to think when your kid is involved.
BTW - what they to my dad was ....."This is your oldest
grandson........" My dad said, "Tyler...." they responded -
"yeah this is Tyler"... and so on .....
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Wow what a scary thing. I can't begin to describe what I would like to see done to people who try to pull scams like these.