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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 254881" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Bran--</p><p> </p><p>I just wanted to let you know that there is a common scam that goes a lot like the scenario you are describing:</p><p> </p><p>You will receive a call from an anonymous message service relaying that a loved one away from your home is hurt, in an accident, sick, missing...etc. They will have no information...other than your loved one needs help.</p><p> </p><p>You may receive several more calls along the same line...asking whether you "got help" to the person. No more information....just a warning that you'd better send help.</p><p> </p><p>Finally...you will receive a telephone call supposedly from your relative....and they will be speaking in a very low and rushed whisper. They will tell you that they need you to send money....a LOT of money...right away....they will give you Western Union information....then they will say "OMG--I've got to go!" and then hang up.</p><p> </p><p>You, of course, will have been induced into an incredible panic and will willingly wire thousands of dollars without question to help your relative. Meanwhile, your relative is perfectly fine...and knows nothing about the reports you've been hearing. That whispered phone call? Scam artist....but since you were so worried, you didn't question too closely to verify the caller....and since assumed they were sick or hurt...so you didn't question the whispering.</p><p> </p><p>BE CAREFUL!!!</p><p> </p><p>It sounds like you may be the target of a scam...</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 254881, member: 6546"] Bran-- I just wanted to let you know that there is a common scam that goes a lot like the scenario you are describing: You will receive a call from an anonymous message service relaying that a loved one away from your home is hurt, in an accident, sick, missing...etc. They will have no information...other than your loved one needs help. You may receive several more calls along the same line...asking whether you "got help" to the person. No more information....just a warning that you'd better send help. Finally...you will receive a telephone call supposedly from your relative....and they will be speaking in a very low and rushed whisper. They will tell you that they need you to send money....a LOT of money...right away....they will give you Western Union information....then they will say "OMG--I've got to go!" and then hang up. You, of course, will have been induced into an incredible panic and will willingly wire thousands of dollars without question to help your relative. Meanwhile, your relative is perfectly fine...and knows nothing about the reports you've been hearing. That whispered phone call? Scam artist....but since you were so worried, you didn't question too closely to verify the caller....and since assumed they were sick or hurt...so you didn't question the whispering. BE CAREFUL!!! It sounds like you may be the target of a scam... --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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