Posted on 05/25/2022 1:35:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
No one is immune from getting scam phone calls. Criminals, mostly in other countries, keep finding new ways to steal your money.
Video above: See how a con artist does his work
"It can even impact a former director of the FBI. Both he and his wife found themselves in the crosshairs of sophisticated criminals.
“I was a federal judge,” William Webster said. “I was the director of the FBI, director of the CIA, and I was the target of an elder fraud scheme.”
Webster served as director of the FBI from 1978 to 1987.
Webster wants as many people as possible to see his public service announcement. You don't have to be 98 years old — like him to be targeted. His wife, Lynda, says the scams start coming for people over the age of 50.
“Take it seriously,” William Webster said. “Make sure you have people who can help who can do something, don't try to do it by yourself."
The scammers who target the Websters became aggressive. If you get a call or an email or a text that seems suspicious, you can report it to the FBI.
“We want people to be vigilant,” Lynda Webster said. “We're asking everybody to look after each other, we're asking young people to look after grandma, show the video to grandpa, make sure your parents aren't being scammed.”
“If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone,” William Webster added.
If you or someone you know have been a victim of elder fraud, call the FBI’s Elder Fraud Hotline at 1-800-CALL-FBI or click here to file a complaint.
I don’t answer the phone. Leave a message. I might call back if I know you.
This Webster is at least 80 years old. I should have scammed him first for $500,000. At least the money would have stayed in the USA.
DUMBASS!
He’s 98
The scam calls are coming in so heavy I no longer answer my land line.
My spiel for phone scammers
Hello, yes, my name? My name is Detective Robert MacDougal, Bureau of State Fraud Investigations”
The scammers always hang up
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