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#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: western n.c.
Posts: 645
I love to mess with these callers.( I know its not cool but....) Love the car warranty one, I acted totally crazy with one caller, asking which car had a lapsed warranty. So upset I had a car going to need work with no warranty, pretending to cry, beside myself. When all was said and done that man ask if he could take my name off his to call list. My husband said, ''well played''
#15
I have to say though that it really rattled her. Thank goodness she realized after a bit that it was phony. But if she had dementia or something it could have been different.
My son closed his FB account after that because the caller had his name.
#17
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 5,973
I love the one where they want to help me with my federal student loan. Really? I'm 57. Yesterday, there was one where he wanted to offer me a job. I laughed and said no. Last week there was one where my cell phone was calling my cell phone. Interesting. If I had picked up would it have been busy? Our police department has actually said, if you don't recognize the number or if it doesn't come up in your contacts, don't answer. Also, to contact your carrier to ban out of country calls. If you don't make them. So many senior citizens are getting scammed.
#19
Somewhere I read that as we age something in our brain changes and makes us more vulnerable to scams. But yes, there are some people who are just too trusting. Scammers can mimic any number they want to to try to make it feel like a "safe"call. No such thing as a safe call anymore.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 06-27-2019 at 07:24 AM.
#20
They're trying to get you to say "yes" so they can use your response. If they ask if I'm "Margaret" is just respond with "speaking", that is, if I answer the call at all. They can't use that response for anything.
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