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
(13,606 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(3,120 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
(3,120 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
(13,606 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(31,291 posts)rzemanfl
(31,291 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(3,120 posts)rzemanfl
(31,291 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(40,867 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(3,120 posts)RoadRunner
(4,715 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(3,120 posts)Midnight Writer
(25,242 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(3,120 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,493 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.