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
(13,513 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(2,655 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
(2,655 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
(13,513 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(30,744 posts)rzemanfl
(30,744 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(2,655 posts)rzemanfl
(30,744 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(40,140 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(2,655 posts)RoadRunner
(4,691 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(2,655 posts)Midnight Writer
(24,543 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(2,655 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,049 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.