Got a call on my land line which I almost never get a legitimate call, but keep it because once in a rare while I will get a legitimate business call. The caller said "how you doing" which I responded "OK". He then said, this is "Matt" and I said "Matt who" and he responded "Your Matt". My son is named Matthew but we have never called him Matt. I said "where do you live" and he responded "Georgia" which is where my son lives. He then said "I sound congested because (he gave Matthew's wife's correct name) and I were in a car wreck last night and I broke my nose". At that point I hung up. My guess was the next part was him asking for money for some reason. The guys name was on my phone (something like Kovalesis) with a area code from the middle of New Jersey. Of course the name could be fake, but it is the name that popped up on my answering machine.
Really just curious how he found my son and his wife's name and knew that I was his father.
I've gotten several of those calls only it was my alleged grandson who was calling.
I always ask where they are and what they want and then I tell them that I have their number and am calling the authorities. That usually makes them hang up in a hurry.
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Originally posted by TexasbanjoI've gotten several of those calls only it was my alleged grandson who was calling.
I always ask where they are and what they want and then I tell them that I have their number and am calling the authorities. That usually makes them hang up in a hurry.
I guess the information is easy enough if you know how to get it. Probably petty easy to get my son and his wife's name, but where do they get my name and phone number as a parent?
Edited by - BanjoLink on 12/02/2024 15:28:11
Temu got their AI messed up yesterday and was trying to sell me something--that was not fitting at all--I was reading on my friends shoulder replacement --that is coming up---- and it seems they had plenty of them ''in stock''----this is of course --is done with the cookies that follow us around--thank got for ad blocker anyway--
I got the grandfather call as well. The caller also had a broken nose to explain why his voice didn't sound the same. He identified himself as "Your Grandson". [The truth is I have no grandsons]. When I called him on that he changed it to " Sorry... I should have said Your Nephew". I only have one nephew and he sounds nothing like this guy. After a couple of ums and ohs he told me he was in dangerous trouble. I then asked if he was being held in a South American police station. Before he could answer I asked him if his next sentence was going to be an urgent request for financial help. The next thing I heard was a 'click' as he disconnected. Fortunately I had heard this record before it actually happened to me.
I get the "grandpa" calls quite often. I ask them if they're doing okay financially and suggest that if they need some money, they could give me their checking account number and bank routing number, so I can transfer some cash to them. They always hangup.
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Originally posted by doncI got the grandfather call as well. The caller also had a broken nose to explain why his voice didn't sound the same. He identified himself as "Your Grandson". [The truth is I have no grandsons]. When I called him on that he changed it to " Sorry... I should have said Your Nephew". I only have one nephew and he sounds nothing like this guy. After a couple of ums and ohs he told me he was in dangerous trouble. I then asked if he was being held in a South American police station. Before he could answer I asked him if his next sentence was going to be an urgent request for financial help. The next thing I heard was a 'click' as he disconnected. Fortunately I had heard this record before it actually happened to me.
I wonder why the authorities will not go after these people. As far as I am concerned they are no different than someone coming onto your property and stealing from you. It is funny that the call I got had the phone number and the name associated it on my answering machine where I took the call. I guess that could have been a bogus name, but seems like it would have to be the number.
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