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Oct 20, 2012
Received a call from someone claiming to be my "son". Stated he was in jail in Mexico & needed help to get out & not to tell his wife. Said he was embarassed, promised to reimburse by Friday (this is Monday), only drank 2 beers with friends at bachelor party in condo. Reason voice sounded slightly different was due to broken nose in accident when airbags deployed. Then "son" had a man named "Stanley Rosen" an attorney at the US Embassy in Tampico Mexico (doesn't exist) call with details of case against my son. Atty said my son told him he wanted record removed & that at the hearing the judge agreed to destroy all evidence of case, including fingerprints, the breathanalyer test of which it was purported to be .096% (legal .08%) He then said judge agreed except he needed to pay for city property lite pole damaged in accident. Cost $2,275 to get him out of jail. Atty told us steps to wire transfer by MoneyGram, which we stupidly did.Was to be sent to Marisol Juarez Guillen. Next day, "son" called, again embarassed claiming lost wallet, passport, plane ticket. Now needed $ for that - $1,800 ($500 for atty, $800 passport, $200 misc). Told him it would be awhile. Called my D-in-L to verify he was at home and he was. Called travel agent to find out ticket chg fees & was told that airline didn't fly to Tampico. Called local police to report and while police there, "son" called again & this time we told him we couldn't get $ til next Monday he would have to wait, get passport processed & an uncle would be getting in touch with guys from agency in Mexico to pick him up - "son" didn't want that. "Son" called again. Asked ?? and "son" told dad he guessed we figued out he wasn't his son. Call ended.