Grandparent scam but you have to get up earlier to fool my Dad

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<p>Update and laugh for the day: I got a new dog yesterday. Got an email from my Dad last night ends with : PS Please reassure him (the dog) that if he gets stranded in Cancun we will send money.</p>

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<p>OK, here’s a question:</p>

<p>How do the scammers actually get the money? Do they ask for a credit card number? </p>

<p>Because I know from personal experience that if you wire money through Western Union, they are VERY careful about who they give it to. (DS needed money wired to him in Europe, and I sent it to his “short” name, which was not the name on the passport. WU wouldn’t give it to him.)</p>

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<p>They have you wire it to a “lawyer” and they give you a name.</p>

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<p>In my Fathers case, it was wired through WU. The scammer was very careful to have my Father write down all the information he needed and had him read it back to him. The scammer was even able to give my Father directions to the nearest WU store. </p>

<p>BTW, I am sure the scammer did not know my son’s first name when he called. I believe he said something like “Grandpa, this is your nephew…” and my Father responded with “Kevin?”. These guys have it down to a science.</p>

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LOL.</p>