Thankfully, I never had a personal retirement fund, and I wouldn’t be stupid enough to become a victim of criminals. I worked in uniform in NY State’s prison system for 25 years, and trust no one. I have Verizon’s call filter on my cell phone, and it’s set to ring, only when someone in my contact list calls. All other callers are out of luck and are silenced and blocked.
I like to scambait on occasion. A few years back, I told them my name was Robert Jensensen. Even today, I occasionally get a call asking for “Robert.” It’s usually a real estate scam involving a property on Cool Springs Lane in “Taxes.” After having them on for a while, I abruptly ask them if their mother is still feeding them with her left hand. Flips them out every time. Oddly enough, I still get that occasional call for ‘Robert.”