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
(12,631 posts)You passed! 😀
Maybe Trump's doctor would give me the test that Trump aced.
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,026 posts)She can recognize the voices though and hasn't been taken in.
OLDMDDEM
(1,575 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
(12,631 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(1,575 posts)rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(36,474 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(1,575 posts)RoadRunner
(4,495 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(1,575 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(1,575 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,861 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.