Seniors
Related: About this forumIt happened again like clockwork
I just received my semi-annual phone call from the scammer that starts out saying "Hi grandpa." My response is always "tell me your birthdate." Then I hear the click and know this will happen again in about six months or so.
marybourg
(13,644 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(3,210 posts)Maybe Trump's doctor would give me the test that Trump aced.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,744 posts)She can recognize the voices though and hasn't been taken in.
OLDMDDEM
(3,210 posts)I read somewhere that billions are stolen from seniors using the method I described.
I'm glad you told me about the calls your wife has gotten. I will tell my wife about that.
marybourg
(13,644 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(31,405 posts)rzemanfl
(31,405 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(3,210 posts)rzemanfl
(31,405 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(40,997 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(3,210 posts)RoadRunner
(4,719 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(3,210 posts)Midnight Writer
(25,503 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(3,210 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,493 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.