James Anderson called my cell phone saying that I was approved for a $5,000 loan;and that after I wired via westrern union to "Jenis Desai" from India $250 (10 fee) the money would be deposited into my bank account. He said I would be able to get the wired $ refunded;and the reason was that he needed to verify my identity. After I gave him the MTCN #, he said the IRS blocked the deposit. Then on 1/12 John Richmond called me saying that a hacker broke into his company's computer, and that after I wired him $240 (9.99) I would get $5000 $260 $249.99 wired into my account. After giving him the MTCN#he said the transfer into my account was blocked because my bank reported my credit score was too low. He then promised me that if I wired him another $240 (which I did not), that would boost my credit score high enough for the transfer into my account to go through. Both men promised me I could get a refund from western union after I see the money in my account. James was unavailable whenever I called to get a refund from him. I then realized that western union cannot refund money after it has been picked up. When I understood John had called me from Jamaica, I knew I was scammed. The western union money to John (who claimed to be the CEO of the company) was sent to a "Julie Innis" from Jamaica.
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