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Originally Posted by LonnyP
These scams have been around forever. Money is gone. Too hard to get all the old vulnerable people educated. Law enforcement normally will talk to the bank about the fact that banks should really question elderly people much further when they are taking out larger withdrawals to see if it can get stopped at that point. The good banks that I am aware of all have in depth discussions with elderly people making large withdrawals.
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That's what makes this so pathetic. These scams have been around over 30 years. They would've been in their 40's and 50's, 30+ years ago. They've had over 30 years to learn that these scams exist. They're old enough that they might've even had a chance to prevent their own parents from falling prey to these scams.
Older folks who proclaim ignorance - "I didn't know" - where were they for the last 30 years? Have they buried their heads in the sand for three decades? Have they isolated themselves in their "bubble" for all this time, pretending that life is but a dream (sh-boom) and everything's coming up roses, in denial that bad things can happen to good people?
It angers me when I learn that intelligent, clever, attentive older adults fall for these scams. They SHOULD know better. They SHOULD know that there are nasty horrible people out in the world who WILL prey on them if they're given half the chance.