I went to visit an elderly neighbor and her husband was reading numbers off to someone on the phone - an Indian guy had convinced him he needed to pay for something for his computer. I asked to speak to the man, took the phone from him, hung it up and called their son after I left. The son went over later to change passwords, get cc reissued, etc.,...
They are monsters, preying on the elderly and vulnerable.
Just evil.
It’s difficult to get the elderly to realize they are not slaves to their phones. When I was growing up, everything was analog, party lines were normal and answering machines were a luxury for many. If you didn’t answer the phone, you might miss an important call. My parents still thought that way, even after years of answering machines and caller ID. It’s apparently a hard habit to break.
[They are monsters, preying on the elderly and vulnerable.]
For them, and for ransomware people.........(comment removed in advance).
Because my comment wouldn’t be very nice...
When one of these jackwagons calls me, e.g. I'm from the IRS and you need to pay us $500 or we will see you in court, I call back after blocking my number and pose as Elwood Blues, wanting to pay them. I give my address (1060 W. Addison in Chicago) and waste as much of their time as possible, e.g. engage in mindless banter "Do you like gladiator movies?"...that wasted time of mine is time where they can't attack someone's grandmother.
A few years back my father-in-law called me. He said “I shouldn’t be telling you this but your son is in a Canadian prison charged with drug crimes.”
“They told me not to tell you but I thought it might be better if you knew.”
Fortunately, he didn’t send them the bail money.