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Aug 31, 2011
Yesterday, I got the EXACT same phone call and it was probably the same guy because he called me "primo" (cousin). He said he was my cousin and that he was flying from Mexico and wanted my cell number so I can pick him up at the airport. This guy knew the city where I lived and other details which can make it sound believable. Well, the next day, this same guy calls my cell saying that he's stuck at Mexicali at Mexican customs and that they didn't want to give him his money and stuff back unless he paid a fee. He said he was going to pay me back as soon as he got here. There was also this lady on the phone who claimed to be a Mexican customs agent. She asked for $600 via Money Gram and gave me a name to add as the recipient. When she gave me that name, I asked her in spanish who the hell was that? She said it was the head honcho at Mexican customs. At this point, everything stank like you know what, so I called family in Mexico to confirm the whereabout of my real cousin. I got word that my cousin was actually at work and that he never made plans to fly here to the U.S. Half an hour later, the same lady called me back asking if I had wired the money. I told her that I wanted to speak to my "cousin" and she handed the phone to the guy pretending to be my cousin. He got on the phone and I told him that I didn't wire the money because his brother wanted to speak to him. As soon as I said that, he hung up and never received a call from them again.