Heads up ex-pat residents - phone scam

I got hit up last week as well -- said it was my husband's nephew and/or cousin. I kept having trouble understanding the name and then he said he was with "Mike" and I asked "Mike <lastname>"? Thus giving him the last name to further the scam. They called back again "on their way to see me" and were in an accident. The whole thing was very involved with numerous phone calls and the supposed victims getting on the phone as well. I told them I could not wire money and I certainly was not coming down to where they were. I asked for their number and said I would see what I could do. They game me their Mexican cell phone # (which did work). I texted "Mike's" cousin in the U.S. who confirmed that he was not in Mexico. I never called them back and never heard from them again. Even when I was becoming aware that it was a scam, it was somewhat convincing just because of how elaborate their story was.