May 7, 2010
I received a call from this number, on the parsonage phone line at 11:15 on a Thursday night. The caller identified himself as Scott Korhen. He stated that he had visited my church in Flint, MI around Easter. He told me that his mother had died in an accident involving a drunk driver in Florida. He said that he was traveling with his wife Christine and daughter Jessica. They had finished final business for his mother, Marianne and were trying to make the return trip to Flint. Their car broke down around Altamonte Springs, Florida. He said that he had money and a voucher for one bus fare, but needed money to get tickets for his wife and daughter. He wanted me to Western Union him money to buy those tickets. I smelled a rat right off the bat and asked him for more details of his mother's name, the kind of car that brokedown and what the problem was that sent it to the junkyard.
I told him that I could not send money that night, but that I would do some checking and contact them on Friday. I searched for an obituary with the name Korhen and it brought me to a report on a different 407-625-#### Orlando cell phone number with repeated reports from pastors with similar stories. This man is a fraud and a scam artist. If you hear from him, do not provide any cash assistance.