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SCAM ALERT - TOOK 10 YEARS OFF MY LIFE!

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 .....
Posted Thursday Apr 23
( 04/23/09 11:33AM ) — David Width Jr.

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.

( 04/23/09 11:51AM ) — Joe Johnson

Very scary. Amazing what these creeps come up with to get money out of people. 

( 04/26/09 10:57PM ) — Susan Goulding; Central Valley Realtor Tracy & Mountain House CA Real Estate

David- I'd like to scare these people as badly as they scared not only be  but my 70+ year old parents.


Joe - - I'm so glad that for once my Parents couldn't send money, it's so easy to react then think.


 

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