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Old 02-16-2024, 09:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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How in the world are we going to avoid being scammed when we're old?

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I already get phone calls from grandkids I never had. Always looking for bail money.
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I already get phone calls from grandkids I never had. Always looking for bail money.
I don't but I also don't answer any calls that don't come from my contact list. I have no tolerance for spammers and scammers.
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I don't but I also don't answer any calls that don't come from my contact list. I have no tolerance for spammers and scammers.
I installed an app on my phone which automatically blocks numbers which were reported by others as spammers/telemarketing/scammers/etc.

After every call to or from a number which is not on my contact list, I have the option to rate it whether it is legit, or one of the above.
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When a scammer calls, just tell them to hold on a sec while you find your wallet, and set the phone down until they give up. That creates a just a little friction in that system.
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I don't but I also don't answer any calls that don't come from my contact list. I have no tolerance for spammers and scammers.
I hear that there's a feature called Caller ID I never pay for. Not sure how it even works without a display.

They work from a script, and so I find entertainment in testing their responses. If I don't have time for it I say "You woke me from a sound sleep. What do I do now?" and hang up.
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I hear that there's a feature called Caller ID I never pay for. Not sure how it even works without a display.
Caller ID comes free with this thing called a cellular phone. Cellular phones are new technology that allows you to take your phone with you anywhere and cost less than the old technology phones that plug into your wall.

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