[Boomer]

One of the latest scams is a call trying to get the new Medicare card number. Sometimes the call is under the guise of offering a “deal” on some kind of medical supplies, like braces or whatever. Retirees do so love “a deal.” The scammer tries to create a sense of urgency.

There is actually a somewhat scientific explanation as to how even those who think they are really smart, or even are known to be the smartest of the smart, can get taken.

The amygdala is the part of the brain that gets tapped into and manipulated by a successful scammer. It is interesting to read about the amygdala. (I had never heard the word amygdala before — sounds like something a silly person might name a new baby these days.)

These phone scams will never end as long as people keep answering unknown calls and having even less than a minute of conversation. Once the scammer is able to engage the victim, the scam is at least half-way there.