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Originally Posted by Bill14564
What I wonder is why, since they have been around so long, these scams still work? The seniors/retirees today were the young people of yesterday who warned their parents against these scams. What changed that they are now falling victim to the same thing?
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I condensed your response to put the focus on your last question. I know of two elderly people right now being scammed, they've been informed but they don't want to stop. One a widow, no children and is seeking a man because she is sooo lonely and has so far gone through two romantic situations, definitely scammers which friends and family finally destroyed her resolve to continue. She is now dating some who purports to have "lots of money" and heaven knows where this one will go. The next is an elderly woman with little money and someone is offering to help her with her accounts. The business that caught the scam advised the woman immediately that she was being scammed. She declared no, this person was so nice and kind. The business convinced the woman to call the police department while she was there. The police said, yep.. sounds like scam and wanted to meet with the woman when she finished her errands. She said not today, she was too busy.. The business knew she wasn't going to talk with the police. The business then suggested while she was there, they would contact her son and he could help her. She started crying and said she didn't want him to know and that this person scamming her was so nice. At that point she left. We know what continued to happen to that lady. To answer your question, scamming is most apt to happen to elderly, lonely people looking for companionship and kindness. It's a very sad picture.