When Linda and Ron Spence got a desperate phone call from someone who identified himself as their grandson Michael, they didn’t think twice. He was in trouble. Of course they would help him. Michael told the Spences he’d been gambling online. He owed money, his bank account had been frozen and he’d be thrown in jail if he couldn’t come up with cash to pay an attorney. “Don’t tell mom and dad,” he begged the Fort Myers, Fla. couple. He said an attorney would call them to arrange payment, and hung up. “I was worried about him. I couldn’t get hold of him,” said Linda, 67. “I tried to get him on his cellphone, and no answer.” The Spences ended up wiring $1,800 to the Dominican Republic, following instructions from another caller who said he was Michael’s lawyer. Both callers were imposters. The real Michael hadn’t been gambling, and he didn’t need a lawyer. He was at home in Phoenix, not in jail. mercedsunstar/2014/07/19/3755004/phone-scam-targets-elderly.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:48:54 +0000
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