Received a call from what appeared to be my granson reporting he got in an accident in NYC.  he placed a  purported attorney on the phone  by the name of Joe Balfour.telling me he was responsible for damages and he  was being held  in custody until $2675 was wired to a Christian Sanz Gomez of Guradalalhara. Jahico Mexico. We looked up he number (514) 365-3558 and found out it was a scam.We were able to stoip the transfer.

Person called, said his name was Ryan Grant.  Wanted me to send western Union money for my granddaughter.  I asked the "grandaughter for her brother's name and she hung up. I had ordered the money from western union, but thankfully I was in time to cancel it

Same story -- Call from (514) 365-3558 -- My Mom got a call claiming my nephew (her grandson) was in jail in New Orleans for drunk driving. He allegedly hit a car owned by a Panamanian who would accept $2900 to cover damage and not to press charges. The caller identified himself as Mike Jefferson and he claimed to be an officer of the court. She couldn't call him back, but said he would call her with instructions on how to send $2,900 by Western Union. A person impersontaing my nephew got on the phone and briefly talked to my Mom and she even commented that he didn't sound like himself. Fortunately, my Mom called me and we Googled the # to discover the scam.

Person called my grandmother saying that my cousin was in jail because of a car accident and needed money to cover the damage. Unfortunately my grandmother wired the money. My grandmother didn't get to us in time so we couldnt google the number in time.

Person called my wife saying our granddaughter was in jail for drunken driving in Quebec. Person identified himself as an attorney by the name of Stanley Poirer and suggested we would have to wire money in order to get our granddaughter out of jail.