we are going to see more boomers being scammed than ever thought possible
we are going to see more boomers being scammed than ever thought possible
A coworker just shared a couple of scary stories about how targeted scams have become. In one scam attempt, he received a phone call in his daughter's voice asking for help paying for a tow truck. He thought that didn't sound right, so he hung up and called her and she answered her phone nonchalan...
sadly my voice is readily found online so my own parents might be a target of this
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My dad has given thousands of dollars to scammers and I don’t think people understand how bizarre some of these scams are. Not necessarily as sophisticated as this, but very personalized.
My dad has given thousands of dollars to scammers and I don’t think people understand how bizarre some of these scams are.
like what? does he respond to phonecalls/emails demanding money or what?
He now believes he is dating several celebrities who will take care of him if he can help them with elaborate tasks which happen to involve buying electronics and gift cards. He’s essentially been groomed over years to trust a variety of people that are likely just a single person. And all of them feed into his delusions.