I am so glad that my son is NOT in a Peruvian jail. That he wasn’t with two women he picked up in a Peruvian bar. That there was NOT a gun or marijuana in the back seat of the car he was driving when the Peruvian Police pulled him over for a traffic violation.
But most of all, I am delighted that my 88 year- old mother didn’t wire him the $5,000 that the fake-Grandson requested to get him out of this situation.
“Is this really you ?”
“Yes grandma. I have a very bad cold.”
Fake-Grandson goes on to relate his sad tale of woe.
“I don’t have that kind of money, so I guess you will just have to stay in jail.” Click.
Nice job Grandma! Thank goodness she still has her faculties.
Grandma then calls Real-Grandson to tell him the story. She never calls during the day, so he answers the call even though he is in a meeting. He excuses himself, takes the call and comes back to the meeting laughing.
When he tells the rest of his team the reason for the call, they too give Grandma kudos or thwarting the crime spree!
And since talking to Mom, I am relieved that she is now calling the local authorities to report the call. Obviously this fraud team has succeeded in getting money from some grandma somewhere and they should be put in a Peruvian jail. Held without bail. And maybe even tortured.
Is being forced to listen to Lawrence Welk 24/7 appropriate torture? And a 1, and a 2, and a 3…. Peruvian Jail House Rock (sorry, Elvis).
To all you Great-Grandmas out there: Beware!
(No, I didn’t make this up. It is a true story.)
