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SCAM SCAM MEXICAN “RELATIVE” INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT NEEDS MONEY SCAM SCAM
On Friday, 22 July 2011, my wife got a call from a man, who called her “tia” (aunt). He would not tell her his name, but asked her whom from Mexico would she be expecting a call. My wife told her the family names of some of our relatives and the man kept asking her questions. My wife told her the names of the members of one of the families in Mexico . He identified himself finally as one our nephews . He called from 554-994-1434.
He told her that he about one hour away from the Phoenix metropolitan area. He told her that he was coming to Phoenix to do some “business shopping” and asked if we would have time to see him. My wife told him that we have plans for Friday evening, but that we would be glad to come to his hotel on Saturday and bring him to our home, where he could stay if that fit his plans.
Within an hour we got a call from him, telling us that he was involved in an accident at a filling station close to Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. My wife asked me to get on the other phone. He told us that he was involved in an accident and passed the phone to an “official” who had come to the scene. The “official,” who told us that his name is Luis Carlos Najera Gutierrez, 4th Battalion, was trying to get the two parties involved—our “nephew” and the other person involved in the accident—to reach an agreement so that our nephew would not have to go through a “juridical” process, which would take 24-48 hours.
The “official” told us that the two parties had reached an agreement and that our “nephew” wanted to talk to us. Our “nephew” told us that he had agreed to pay the man whose car he had hit $1,800 to cover the damage to his car and the hospital costs for his daughter. He told us that he had two certified checks, one for $9,000 and the other for $12,000, but that they were payable only at Bank of America in Arizona. We then spoke to the other man involved in the accident who asked us to send $1,800 via Western Union to his wife Cecilia Gonzalez Lopez, to Juarez—to cover his daughter’s hospital expenses and damage to his car.
At different points in the conversation, my wife and I noticed some inconsistencies. Our “nephew” had told us that he would arrive in Phoenix in about an hour. We assumed that he was at the Los Angeles Airport. When we asked him about this, he told us that he had told her that he was about an hour’s drive from the US/Mexico border. The “official” mentioned Juarez but also mentioned Mexicali at least twice. When we asked him about this, he told us that he was responsible for the border area from Juarez to Mexicali.
We became suspicious and my wife called our real nephew’s mother—my wife’s cousin--who in turn called her son. Her was at home, having lunch. While my wife was talking to her we got phone calls from our “nephew”, which we ignored.
The bottom line is that is a scam, folks trying to get money from us. For examples, “google”
Area code 554 – Mexico

SCAM SCAM MEXICAN “RELATIVE” INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT NEEDS MONEY SCAM SCAM
On Friday, 22 July 2011, my wife got a call from a man, who called her “tia” (aunt). He would not tell her his name, but asked her whom from Mexico would she be expecting a call. My wife told her the family names of some of our relatives and the man kept asking her questions. My wife told her the names of the members of one of the families in Mexico . He identified himself finally as one our nephews . He called from 554-994-1434.
He told her that he about one hour away from the Phoenix metropolitan area. He told her that he was coming to Phoenix to do some “business shopping” and asked if we would have time to see him. My wife told him that we have plans for Friday evening, but that we would be glad to come to his hotel on Saturday and bring him to our home, where he could stay if that fit his plans.
Within an hour we got a call from him, telling us that he was involved in an accident at a filling station close to Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. My wife asked me to get on the other phone. He told us that he was involved in an accident and passed the phone to an “official” who had come to the scene. The “official,” who told us that his name is Luis Carlos Najera Gutierrez, 4th Battalion, was trying to get the two parties involved—our “nephew” and the other person involved in the accident—to reach an agreement so that our nephew would not have to go through a “juridical” process, which would take 24-48 hours.
The “official” told us that the two parties had reached an agreement and that our “nephew” wanted to talk to us. Our “nephew” told us that he had agreed to pay the man whose car he had hit $1,800 to cover the damage to his car and the hospital costs for his daughter. He told us that he had two certified checks, one for $9,000 and the other for $12,000, but that they were payable only at Bank of America in Arizona. We then spoke to the other man involved in the accident who asked us to send $1,800 via Western Union to his wife Cecilia Gonzalez Lopez, to Juarez—to cover his daughter’s hospital expenses and damage to his car.
At different points in the conversation, my wife and I noticed some inconsistencies. Our “nephew” had told us that he would arrive in Phoenix in about an hour. We assumed that he was at the Los Angeles Airport. When we asked him about this, he told us that he had told her that he was about an hour’s drive from the US/Mexico border. The “official” mentioned Juarez but also mentioned Mexicali at least twice. When we asked him about this, he told us that he was responsible for the border area from Juarez to Mexicali.
We became suspicious and my wife called our real nephew’s mother—my wife’s cousin--who in turn called her son. Her was at home, having lunch. While my wife was talking to her we got phone calls from our “nephew”, which we ignored.
The bottom line is that is a scam, folks trying to get money from us. For examples, “google”
Area code 554 – Mexico