Some scammers tried that on my mother several years ago re: one of my kids. However, my mom was a smart cookie, and knew there was no-way my son would be where the scammers claimed he was (Mexico). She led them on for a few minutes then told them where to get off. Then she called me and we had a good laugh about it.
Some freak called me years ago offering to provide oral sex. At first, I thought it was a friend of mine pranking me, so I told him to come on over. He asked my address and I told him he knew my address and to hurry before I left the house. By now, I knew I had one sick puppy on the phone. It would have taken at heart of stone not to laugh out loud at the kid’s frustration.