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Originally Posted by raney3099
How did you not know that wasn’t your grandson?
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Not sure really, but I did know within a few seconds. Maybe his low-key tone until he decided I have a grandson; then he morphed into the sniveling.
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Originally Posted by Petersweeney
Why didn’t you ask him his mothers maiden name, what city was he born and the name of his first pet?
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WIth all his weeping and wailing, I wanted to string him along in the present, asking 'Where are you now?' and 'Which hospital were you treated in?' His ignoring these questions validated my initial impression that this was a scam.
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye
I thought for sure you would end this by saying this to the caller that your grandson was standing right nexted to you.
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Even simpler, I could have said 'Grandson? What grandson? I don't have a grandson....' But that would have ended the call sooner than I was ready toi.
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye
Personally I think I would of hung up immediately & called the hospital instead of talking to a want a be lawyer about his bond fees. My children & grandchildren are more important than lawyer fees or bonds. This scam has been going around for at least 10 yrs.
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What hospital would you have called? Please reread what I wrote: You missed the point that I DID ask him at what hospital he was treated, and his failure to answer this and other questions in the present continued to validated that this was a scam. He was a pretty good actor; asking him questions like his mother's maiden name and so forth would have put him on to my recognition that he was a scammer.
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Originally Posted by Worldseries27
thank you
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You're welcome. My intention was to be able to give as much information as I could to others in my position (potential recipients of the scam) AND to those who might even remotely be in a position to do anything. I knew this was not an issue for the Sheriff, but I didn't think of contacting Seniors Versus Crime, as the Sheriff's office suggested. We ordinarily never answer unknown calls, instead letting them either hang up or leaving a voice mail message. This was an exception as we have family members traveling who could be calling from anywhere.
In retrospect I'm sorry I ended the scam when I did by refusing 'to keep the incident between us.' Who knows what further information I may have been able to pick up—maybe all useless information—or maybe not. At one time I was scammed involving two banks; when the dust settled one bank recognized the injustice and made good on it, while the other bank ... well ... I will post the story on ToTV at some point.