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[quote=Anonymous]Wow. Early Monday morning scammers called my poor mom pretending to be me and told her that I was in jail in Boston after making a last minute trip because her mom was in the hospital. Apparently I had gotten into an accident with a pregnant woman and while it was not my fault I failed a breathalyzer test at the scene and was put in jail. I needed bail money and I made her promise not to tell my husband (they knew his name) because I wanted to tell him in my own way when I got home. My parents (mom and stepdad) sent the money (initially about 19k). Then, the next day the scammers called again pretending to be my attorney and saying I had new charges because the pregnant woman’s baby died and needed more bail money. Next it was that the pregnant woman died. Then it was medical expenses to give the family... 50k later on Tuesday afternoon I texted my mom a picture of DC and she realized I was not in jail.

My mom is 70 years old, not 92. Aside from feeling so bad for my mom having to spend 36 hours thinking this was true, I am quite worried about her state of mind to fall for this!!! She feels humiliated and doesn’t even want to talk about it. I am just beside myself and don’t know what to do. I am an only child so it’s just me, and I didn’t expect to have to be concerned about her ability to make decisions so soon. What on earth do I do? [/quote]

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