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Old 07-27-2022, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Petersweeney View Post
Why didn’t you ask him his mothers maiden name, what city was he born and the name of his first pet?
The scam works because in the heat of the moment, when you get an urgent call from a grandson who is clearly distressed, you forget about everything else and think only of helping the child. Later, when the emergency has passed, you think about all these things you should have done.

- Injured child
- Child in custody
- Computer virus currently destroying your computer
- Police on the way to your house to arrest you
- IRS freezing your Social Security number
- and several more things designed to scare you into reacting first without thinking
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