Grandson crying in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[warren5421]

My 16 yer old Grandson came to see me today. While he is here I get a phone call with him crying that he is in jail in Columbus, Ohio". He has a 5 min call to raise bail. He doesn't want me to call mom and dad till he is out of jail so please don't call them. He would call them as soon as he was out. My grandson is setting there trying not to laugh to loud. The phone guy then said a public defender would call in 2 min to explain how I could pay from the phone. He hung up the phone then about 30 sec the phone rings and Will Tell is on the phone from the public defenders office asking me if I'm ready to pay for his bail. He needs my credit card, I tell him the head RN won't let me have it. How am I going to help my unknown grandson out of jail? It must be the 4 year old that had the car accident with the 16 year old setting there.

 

[Hop]

 

[femurphy77]

You heartless bastard! I can't believe you're sitting there with your grandson laughing about your grandson being in jail!


Think of the children!!!!

 

[mmpsteve]

This scam actually works sometimes with the elderly. An older women I know fell for it, and actually went to the Walgreens to get the money sent. The teller at Walgreens knew her, and called one of her kids to come sort it out, so the money was never sent. Very sad situation.

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[littletommy]

This scam actually works sometimes with the elderly. An older women I know fell for it, and actually went to the Walgreens to get the money sent. The teller at Walgreens knew her, and called one of her kids to come sort it out, so the money was never sent. Very sad situation.

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Yep, the reason scammers do it is because they know the odds will eventually connect them to somebody that falls for it. I’ve always said when a scammer is caught, they should receive a fair trial, and if convicted, be sentenced to a PUBLIC execution.

 

[DRob]

Is your grandson's bondsman a part time Nigerian banker?

 

[KellyinAvon]

My Mom got a call from someone claiming to be her grandson. Had the names right, was in jail in New York. After listening to the story, Mom said, "Well that's too bad."

 

[weevilbasher]

these scams are getting crazier and crazier

 

[bwframe]

Interesting to hear that folks actually answer calls from unknown numbers.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Not real funny to me.

Some A hole called an elderly uncle pretending I was in jail in Florida.

He gave them a LOT of money.

Worse, a couple of the details of the story lead me to believe the A hole had more intimate knowledge of my uncle than the average telephone con man could possibly have.

 

[halfmileharry]

My 16 yer old Grandson came to see me today. While he is here I get a phone call with him crying that he is in jail in Columbus, Ohio". He has a 5 min call to raise bail. He doesn't want me to call mom and dad till he is out of jail so please don't call them. He would call them as soon as he was out. My grandson is setting there trying not to laugh to loud. The phone guy then said a public defender would call in 2 min to explain how I could pay from the phone. He hung up the phone then about 30 sec the phone rings and Will Tell is on the phone from the public defenders office asking me if I'm ready to pay for his bail. He needs my credit card, I tell him the head RN won't let me have it. How am I going to help my unknown grandson out of jail? It must be the 4 year old that had the car accident with the 16 year old setting there.

From my favorite line from "Accepted".... "You're young, your butt can take it"

 

[Sigblitz]

My mother in law got a call like that. And we were there along with her other kids. It didn't work that time.

 

[Crittersdad]

 

[KMaC]

If I get that call again I will gladly pay his bail if he promises to track down and hurt "Nancy my healthcare advocate" that has called me at least 50 times- this week!

 

[Ski]

My 87yo dad got one of these calls a while back. He has a caption phone and couldn't keep up with the conversation so he had my mom talk to them. The guy was talking fast and she was trying to take notes when I walked in. She briefly summarized the call and handed me the phone, which I took and promptly hung up. I reminded her that her grandson was around 30 years old and could take care of his own problems. I also pointed out that the grandson and his father have a close relationship and that if he were, in fact, in trouble, that he would ask his mom or dad or more likely his sister for help. He would never ask his elderly grand parents for money.
He came for a visit some months later and i apologized for not bailing him out of jail and he gave me a confused look. I told him about it and we got a laugh out of it. It's really not funny though as I believe my mom and dad would have given them credit card info. They are of the age where they seem to have a hard time cutting people off and hanging up the phone, but they are getting better at it the more bogus calls they get.

 

[Cameramonkey]

these scams are getting crazier and crazier

Thats nothing. The totally crazy one is where they claim to have kidnapped the kid and say if you hang up they kill them. They make you stay on the line (so you cant call to confirm their actual whereabouts) and go drive to get the money in real time. (prepaid cards, etc)

 

[Thor]

We don't ever answer calls from unrecognized numbers. Generally the voicemail is a robocall. My son almost got sucked into the "if you don't pay us $400 now your computer will crash" scam when he was in college. He called me for advice and I told him to ask for a number to call them back at. They hung up and I told him to unplug is computer and don't be so gullible in the future. They can sound very convincing, but they are just the modern day con men selling you the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

[Hop]

If you have to answer a call from an unrecognized number, say "Hello" ONCE. Don't say it again. Both robocalls and real scammers are trained to not start their con until the 2nd greeting.

 

[T.Lex]

Yeah, if I answer, I just pause and don't say anything for a second or 2 and just listen. If it is a real person, there will be background noise or they'll say "Hello" first.

 

[femurphy77]

Interesting to hear that folks actually answer calls from unknown numbers.

I can remember a time when you actually HAD to answer the phone to find out who was on the other end!