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Family Emergency Scam Reports & Reviews (11)

- Bronx, NY, USA • Apr 10, 2024
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The caller claimed an accident occurred with a family member. The caller used the relative first and last name. Requested more information and more information leading to asking for money.

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- Silver Spring, MD, USA • Dec 30, 2023
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Scammer called Victim and pretended to be her grand-nephew after being arrested and charged with a DUI. False grand-nephew gave Victim a phone number for his "lawyer," who requested Victim withdraw cash from her bank and give to courier ordered to Victim's residence.

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- Bloomsburg, PA, USA • Nov 14, 2023
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Caller stated that they were holding a family member at gun point and threatened to shoot them if I did not pay them in bitcoin. Call came from my dads number which I believed they spoofed.

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA • Nov 13, 2023
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Someone called saying they have my relatives. Called from my mom’s house phone, sister cell phone and one of my old landline numbers. They said they have them and I hung because they were on the other line.

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• Aug 27, 2023
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The scam tries to get you to click on a link after getting you to believe someone you know has died

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• Jul 10, 2023
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A male had call my grandfather and told him that he was his oldest grandson and he needed help because he had got in a accident and hurt ppl and he was in jail. Plus he hung up and so say had his lawyer call me grandpa from this number 14709004421.

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- Athens, TX, USA • Jun 01, 2023
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It was the sobbing "mom can you hear me" call

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- Roanoke, VA, USA
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Called by a crying woman. Police officer gets on the phone and says my son has been in an accident - I don't have a son. Changed it to my daughter was in an accident - I don't have a daughter. He hung up. 

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I must first say that the timing of this scam was absolutely crazy because my daughter was traveling today. Otherwise, I would have known immediately that it was a scam. The first call was a muffled voice calling me mom and telling me they had been in a car accident, and I needed to speak to the officer. A man then told me my daughter had rear-ended another car, was injured but OK. However, the car she hit carried a woman who was 6-months pregnant. He then said my daughter had been charged with reckless driving and was taken to the Fairfax County Courthouse. He provided the address of 4110 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA, as well as the case number of 0186785. He also said a public defender would be giving me call. After the call, I learned that my daughter was safe. An hour of so later, I received another call from a man identifying himself as Fairfax Public Defender and Attorney David Bell. He wanted to know if my daughter had called, and said her bail had been set at $6980. I played along and asked how to pay. He wanted cash. I told him I would need to consult our attorney and would call him back. I called back, and he answered "public defender's office." In addition to reporting this scan with the BBB, I have also contacted the Fairfax County Public Defenders' Office (confirmed that no such person exists there), as well as the Fairfax County Police department's Major Crimes Bureau.

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A man called - said he was a lawyer & said my nephew was in jail - he put another guy on the phone that sounded like him - said his nose was broken & he was in an accident. Advised my 85 y/o mother to go buy $1000 in Moneypak cards & not tell anyone- that this would release him from jail.

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Victim advised to acquire Target Gift Cards in the amounts of $1800, $1500 and $1400 for nephew arrested for DWI in Georgia to assist in paying bail, fines and vehicle repair.

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