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Post by Great Divide on Sept 29, 2019 5:27:58 GMT -5
Ever wonder how parents or the elderly fall for click bait for fake phone calls all the time? It's like these scam creators know exactly what to do to target our parents. I had to cry in front of my dad before he realized I was telling him the truth and that "Google" wasn't making a house call.
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Post by xea989 on Sept 29, 2019 5:28:57 GMT -5
Yes and it's not just an American crisis. Maybe we're less prone because we've grown up with the internet. But I don't know why they believe those phone calls.
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Post by Elijah on Sept 29, 2019 5:29:40 GMT -5
Same and then the stubborn ones won't admit they were scammed. After you unravel the whole plot, they don't want to believe it happened to them.
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Post by Creative on Sept 29, 2019 5:30:17 GMT -5
Truth. You'd think they'd be less trusting and more wise with experience. But I don't know why they fall for the phone and web scams so easily.
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Post by Micah 6:8 on Sept 29, 2019 5:31:07 GMT -5
It's interesting because we don't click on ads or answer calls that are most likely real.
My parents will click on and answer all the bad ones.
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Post by God is Love on Sept 29, 2019 5:32:07 GMT -5
I know the feeling. I think my dad made a few Nigerian princes really rich recently.
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Post by Miss Rozelyn on Sept 29, 2019 5:32:34 GMT -5
Mine have sent money and given phone #s out to strangers.  |
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Post by God is Love on Sept 29, 2019 5:32:50 GMT -5
^My dad actually gave my cell to a stranger who started sending me picture messages.
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Post by Miss Rozelyn on Sept 29, 2019 5:33:09 GMT -5
Oh my gosh. What did you do? I had to block so much stuff for weeks.
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Post by God is Love on Sept 29, 2019 5:33:29 GMT -5
I'm still not over it. It was more the fact that a strange creeper had my # that bothered me.
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Post by Miss Rozelyn on Sept 29, 2019 5:33:45 GMT -5
My dad has given out and confirmed names of family members too!!!!
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Post by Malakai the guy on Sept 29, 2019 5:34:20 GMT -5
These scammers are too good at what they do when it comes to the older generation. And no, I don't know how to stop it. My parents don't listen.
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Post by Esther on Sept 29, 2019 5:35:15 GMT -5
Only my mom is a little keen on this type of thing. My dad just started using the internet a year ago. He also thinks that all those free amazon gift card texts are real.
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Post by Crazy Crow on Sept 29, 2019 7:58:27 GMT -5
Mine have fallen for some bad stuff too. They never believe me when I say things are scams.
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Post by Markus Walker on Sept 29, 2019 11:40:48 GMT -5
My poor parents fall for everything
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