PitiquitoRosy
Guest
An elderly lady in Las Conchas got a phone call on Monday. She recognized the voice as being her neighbor there, a Mexican-American who lives with his wife in Phx when they aren't in Penasco (the wife is a Realtor).
Anyway, the guy tells the lady that he and his wife are being detained at the border (Mexican side) and are about to be slapped with Federal charges for bringing $26,000 to Mexico without declaring it. He goes on to say that the border agent has agreed to let them go, with their money, if someone will pay $1,500 usd in "administrative fees". They actually put her on the phone with the "border agent", who spoke some English. They, of course, promised to repay her upon returning with the $26,000.
The border agent even gave her his office phone number so she could tell him when the deposit had been made into the bank account that they gave her.
By now you've figured out that this story has an even sadder ending than L85's Toy Story 3. The neighbors deny having been the ones to call, and the lady is out $1,500. The bank has frozen that account, but of course there was no more money in it. The transaction history shows the account originated in Guadalajara and received money from all over Mexico. The State Investigative Agency (PEI) were very kind, but didn't hold out much hope of tracking down the perpetrators or getting the money back.
They did ask me to put the word out and warn people to be wary of these phone scams (which happen everywhere) and never, ever deposit money this way.
P.S. The victim in this case is still convinced the caller was her neighbor.
Anyway, the guy tells the lady that he and his wife are being detained at the border (Mexican side) and are about to be slapped with Federal charges for bringing $26,000 to Mexico without declaring it. He goes on to say that the border agent has agreed to let them go, with their money, if someone will pay $1,500 usd in "administrative fees". They actually put her on the phone with the "border agent", who spoke some English. They, of course, promised to repay her upon returning with the $26,000.
The border agent even gave her his office phone number so she could tell him when the deposit had been made into the bank account that they gave her.
By now you've figured out that this story has an even sadder ending than L85's Toy Story 3. The neighbors deny having been the ones to call, and the lady is out $1,500. The bank has frozen that account, but of course there was no more money in it. The transaction history shows the account originated in Guadalajara and received money from all over Mexico. The State Investigative Agency (PEI) were very kind, but didn't hold out much hope of tracking down the perpetrators or getting the money back.
They did ask me to put the word out and warn people to be wary of these phone scams (which happen everywhere) and never, ever deposit money this way.
P.S. The victim in this case is still convinced the caller was her neighbor.
