From the King George Sheriff’s Office:
A King George citizen reported receiving a phone call from an unknown number with a female pretending to be her granddaughter. Her “granddaughter” told her she was just in a bad accident and the other party involved was a pregnant woman critically injured and being transported to the hospital. Her “granddaughter” said she had sustained injuries also from the accident, but she needed the grandmother to meet the public defender with $12,500 cash bond so that she could be released from custody for causing the accident. The “granddaughter” stated that a deputy provided her with a case number to give the public defender.
The citizen was told by her “granddaughter” she would receive a call back from the public defender in a few minutes to set up a meeting location for money exchange. The citizen then called her granddaughter’s cell phone and found out that she was at work, unharmed, and was not involved in any type of accident.
There are many scams out there similar to this one targeting the senior citizen community. The caller tries to frighten the targeted victim into thinking he/she needs to provide money under exigent circumstances. Fredericksburg P.D. posted about a similar scam on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FXBGPolice When in doubt, please hang up and contact your local law enforcement agency for guidance.
