It's the 3rd time that I hear of this scam in Batavia and I'm guessing it's becoming a real epidemic.
The scam has been reported in almost every state and it's pretty easy to put a stop to it. Simply call your Grandma and tell her to be careful!
In this scam the crook calls and pretends to be the Grandchild. He starts the conversation with "Hi, Grandma is that you?", the eldery victim tries to guess the name of the caller and says something like "Johny is that you?". At this point the scam artist knows the name and assumes Johny's identity in order to pull of this scam.
The crook tells a story of being captures by police in Mexico, he asks for money to be urgently wired in order to get out of jail. He then adds that Grandma should not tell anyone else about this because this is a huge embarassment for him and he doesn't want anyone else to know.
Call your grandmother and tell her that this is fake. Also report this scam to FBI and to http://whycall.me
Stay safe and make sure your beloved Grandmother doesn't fall victim to these dirty scammers.
