Niagara police share shocking audio recording of real grandparent scam

OMG... they stop at nothing these scammers. I'd rumbled him a third way through the call when he said he couldn't say the name of the person who had the outstanding warrants.. then... if anyone missed that.. nearer the end when he said there's a Gag order on the case .... how could there be a Gag order if it hadn't been to court ?
 

There's so many of these Grandparents scams always in the news how anyone, no matter how feeble, can fall for one of these is beyond me. A gag order on a marijuana bust :LOL::ROFLMAO:; come on! Give me a break.

First thing to do after hanging up; call the grandchild in question or one of his/her parents. Then call the real police.
 
The part that sounded most scammy to me was that he kept saying "100% refundable." Trying to convince her that it was a good idea. I was wondering if this may have been a training video to show people how scammers operate, but I went to YouTube and it says the call was real. (real grandparent scam didn't necessarily mean real phone call... but it was.) Hope she didn't fall for it.
 
What clued me in was three things:
1. The police sure as heck do not have time to call family on behalf of the arrested.
2. He started his sentences with little fillers. One of them was "now". Police don't talk like that. Unless he is some Explorer Scout trainee, police are trained to communicate in very clear, specific terms. If they are talking about a real crime or arrest, they don't need "nows" or "uhs".
3. When you get a bail bond, you have to deal with the bond company directly. The police are not affiliated with them in any way. They are private companies.

Plus, he never mentioned what the suspect is CHARGED WITH. What's the penal code violation? Police are going to have that or know it off the top of their heads.

I used to be the person who NEVER watched crime shows, and the crime shows of the 1970s and 80s were not that great, really, IMO. So, if this lady doesn't watch law or crime shows, how could she know arrest procedures, right? Nobody teaches us that in high school, BUT THEY SHOULD.

But the hesitancy and fillers in his talk is very un-police-like.

The other thing she could have asked was, "How can I speak to my loved one? I want to talk to him first."
 
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