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
(12,650 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(1,579 posts)Maybe Trump's doctor would give me the test that Trump aced.
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,159 posts)She can recognize the voices though and hasn't been taken in.
OLDMDDEM
(1,579 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
(12,650 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(29,584 posts)rzemanfl
(29,584 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(1,579 posts)rzemanfl
(29,584 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(36,567 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(1,579 posts)RoadRunner
(4,495 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(1,579 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,855 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(1,579 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,929 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.