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
(13,505 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(2,629 posts)Maybe Trump's doctor would give me the test that Trump aced.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,743 posts)She can recognize the voices though and hasn't been taken in.
OLDMDDEM
(2,629 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
(13,505 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(30,710 posts)rzemanfl
(30,710 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(2,629 posts)rzemanfl
(30,710 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(40,032 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(2,629 posts)RoadRunner
(4,689 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(2,629 posts)Midnight Writer
(24,404 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(2,629 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,011 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.