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OLDMDDEM

(2,191 posts) Mon Feb 5, 2024, 10:18 AM Feb 2024

It happened again like clockwork [View all]

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.

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It happened again like clockwork [View all] OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 OP

It's s dementia test. marybourg Feb 2024 #1

Thank you. OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 #2

My wife has gotten a couple of these calls claiming to be her sister or niece AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2024 #3

People will try anything for money. OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 #5

Tell her to be careful. marybourg Feb 2024 #9

Excellent, but scary point. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2024 #11

You should hear the "I'm in jail" story, it's a stitch. rzemanfl Feb 2024 #4

Ha! Great answer. OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 #6

I've never gotten another call. rzemanfl Feb 2024 #10

Just say, "I never married." CrispyQ Feb 2024 #7

That's a great response. I will try it. OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 #8

My wife's standard response to scammers RoadRunner Feb 2024 #12

Good response. OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 #13

I got one Caller IDed as "Primary Care Physician" wanting to "confirm" my insurance information. Midnight Writer Feb 2024 #14

Whoa!!! I would hang up. OLDMDDEM Feb 2024 #15

Not sure why I almost never get these kinds of calls. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2024 #16