My mother got such a call from a young man claiming to be her grandson - jailed for something stupid and desperately needing a lot of money for bail and car repairs - like thousands of dollars.
She asked him his middle name and he quickly hung up.
I DO NOT answer calls from unknown numbers - anyone who needs to reach me can leave a voice mail. I’ve told all of my elderly relatives same.
“”I DO NOT answer calls from unknown numbers -””
Ditto - can’t figure out WHY some people do....I write them down and block them!