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
(12,648 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(1,577 posts)Maybe Trump's doctor would give me the test that Trump aced.
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,149 posts)She can recognize the voices though and hasn't been taken in.
OLDMDDEM
(1,577 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
(12,648 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(29,581 posts)rzemanfl
(29,581 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(1,577 posts)rzemanfl
(29,581 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(36,557 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(1,577 posts)RoadRunner
(4,495 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(1,577 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,845 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(1,577 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,927 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.