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
(13,533 posts)You passed! 😀
OLDMDDEM
(2,738 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
(2,738 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
(13,533 posts)AI voice simulation is coming.
rzemanfl
(30,811 posts)rzemanfl
(30,811 posts)I wait all the way until I can say, "That's not my grandson and you aren't a lawyer."
OLDMDDEM
(2,738 posts)rzemanfl
(30,811 posts)Maybe because I used up so much of their time.
CrispyQ
(40,231 posts)Firefly fans will get it.
OLDMDDEM
(2,738 posts)RoadRunner
(4,691 posts)"Hey, you just called about that a few minutes ago." They hang up immediately.
OLDMDDEM
(2,738 posts)Midnight Writer
(24,709 posts)I didn't get very far into it before I hung up.
OLDMDDEM
(2,738 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,074 posts)Perhaps it's because I don't answer a call if I don't recognize the number.