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Scam phone call just received—be aware!
We just received a phone call purportedly from our grandson having been in an auto accident in which a six-month pregnant woman ran a red light, and he hit her. He was treated for a broken nose and a lip requiring six stitches, then was arrested for reckless driving. His lawyer, John Steinberg, would contact us with pertinent information, and he would likely have to post a bond to get out of jail. He also gave us a case number: C749882651.He sniveled and cried through the whole conversation, perhaps in an effort to make his voice less recognizable.
He ignored questions of specifics that we posed to him: 'Where are you now?' 'In what hospital were you treated?' When it reached the point of 'Could we keep this between us?' we responded 'No, don't think so.' Then came his moment of belligerence: 'Why not?' We allowed the question to hang, and after a few seconds he hung up. Caller ID gave us the number from which he was calling: 352-392-5286. We promptly called the Sheriff's Office, from which we were transferred to a unit that handles specifically scammers trying to scam other individuals. We're waiting for a callback from them; in the meantime, we felt it important enough to post on ToTV. Last edited by Quixote; 07-26-2022 at 01:35 PM. Reason: Adding case number. |
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This one of the oldest scams. They got you.
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I agree, but you can't literally block every number in the world. But, you can turn on your "do not disturb" setting and allow an exception for calls on your contacts list.
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What I don't understand, I have a block scam calls app on my cellphone it's works great, but,
why does my phone ring telling me it's "It's a scam call??" My wife is constantly running to look who's calling, (thinks someone we know is calling) then complains about all the scam calls |
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