One of our relatives got a call requesting money to bail out a grandchild; all of it was a scam.
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Sep 11, 2011
The FTC warns about the family emergency scam here http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt111.pdf
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.
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Oct 28, 2011
My parents recieved the same call today. They reside in south Fl.
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Oct 28, 2011
My parents got the same call. They were really upset. Do you know of anyone else who has had this happen?