Be kind. Say “NO, thank you, “bye” and HANG UP! The telemarketer callers are
people just like me. They’re just trying to make a living
in most cases; don’t want to go on welfare. My cousin did it
for a very short time as she had lost her job in a factory.
No.
They are thieves.
Taking innocent people’s money in a scam has the same outcome as robbing them at gun point.
I will never be so desperate to take something of others that does not belong to me.
Better to shoot myself in the head than to steal like this.
What you say is shameful. You AND your cousin should be ashamed of yourselves!
Did she happen to contact the owner(s) of the factory and ask that she get some assistance in locating her lost job?
I mean, they should have a Lost & Found there even if no one happened to have stumbled on it during a normal, busy day.
Um - It was a scam, not a legitimate effort to earn a living. If they were selling something, I would agree with you, but some elderly people I know have been cheated by people like this. “Just trying to make a living...” Please.
I think you are unaware of some of the newer telemarketer scams. Here’s the two most common:
1. The “telemarketer” calls and says he’s from the IRS. He then tells the victim that he owes back taxes, and if the money is not paid immediately (usually through gift cards), the victim will be arrested.
2. The “telemarketer” calls and says he’s from Microsoft. He then tells the victim that Microsoft has received reports of a virus on the victim’s home computer. The scammer talks the victim into running a remote access program, which allows the scammer to take over the victim’s computer. The scammer then freezes the victim’s computer, and demands money to unfreeze it.
These are the types of “telemarketers” we are talking about here. As you can see, they are more than just annoying. They are criminal. And senior citizens are prime targets.