[SIZE=2][/SIZE]My mother told me about my aunt in New Hampshire who got scammed. She answered the phone and the caller said "hi grandma", and my aunt replied, "is this Josh?" and the caller said "yes." Well Josh supposedly is in Peru on a trip and was injured and needed medical attention but didn't want to call his parents and worry them while he is out of the country. Could she please send $2500. She did, then some more, the third time the UPS store stopped her and made her realize she was scammed. My aunt isn't gullable at all! Well, it happened to an elderly woman in my neighborhood and was stopped before she sent $4500. This morning she was going to send another scammer $2600. I called the Sheriff Dept. and was told it was happening alot locally. So, please be careful and check facts before sending money over the phone. It really burns my backside when the elderly are taken advantage of.:pissed:
