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Old 01-28-2022, 08:26 AM
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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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Old 01-28-2022, 09:07 AM
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How anyone can be naive enough to swallow a story like that and part with that much money without some type of verification is mind boggling. Certainly confirms a thief's conviction that a sucker is born every minute. Shame on those who prey on the elderly.
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Old 01-28-2022, 09:20 AM
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We’ll all I can say is, just think about how our country has been going over the last yr. it’s not safe! When I get get phone calls from people I don’t know I just hang up on them. Knock on wood they never call back.
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Old 01-28-2022, 10:32 AM
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hard to believe this isn't a fake story....just saying
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Old 01-28-2022, 11:25 AM
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Sounds as if you are not involved and only spreading what you have read somewhere else!
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Old 01-28-2022, 08:13 PM
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We have phishing training at work. the IT security department sends phishing emails which has a link which if you click goes back to the security department to record that you failed, and you have to go back to phishing school again. .

I clicked on the link this week because I was in a meeting, and also during work, because the meeting was in listen only, and the email came in and I wasn't focused enough to realize that it was a phishing email . . . it can happen,

and yes, they come in a random times, and they hope to catch you off guard, or to pre occupied to apply critical thinking skills. .

So back to phishing school for me. . . and i noticed the fake easily last year. . .
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Old 01-28-2022, 08:56 PM
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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.
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.
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Old 01-29-2022, 08:04 AM
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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.

Not all 90 yo's are as sharp as you. Most are blessed to still be alive and many are blessed to still recognize their family members. Just because they are still breathing does not mean they can still function at a 100%. I've known some folks in their 40's that have fallen for these scams, so it is not just the "senior" citizens that make the mistake of getting scammed by these s c u m bags.
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Old 01-29-2022, 09:25 AM
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Not all 90 yo's are as sharp as you. Most are blessed to still be alive and many are blessed to still recognize their family members. Just because they are still breathing does not mean they can still function at a 100%. I've known some folks in their 40's that have fallen for these scams, so it is not just the "senior" citizens that make the mistake of getting scammed by these s c u m bags.
You are exactly right!!! My mother is 92 years old, and does remarkably well for her age. But, she has gotten "slow on her feet" so to speak over the years and has been scammed at least twice that I'm aware of. Not a lot of money and it was fixable, but she still can't quite comprehend that not everyone is like Ward and June Cleaver.
The internet and texting has been a nightmare for us trying to guide her through the dos and donts, at the same time I'm not going to isolate her from life and reality. Brains in many change over the years, and usually not for the better. Over her working career, she had executive status with two major corporations, and was mentally sharp, and had a blue collar work ethic. Even if the internet was around in her day, she wouldn't have had time to play on it all day. Rant finished
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Old 01-29-2022, 09:43 AM
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Hmmm , sound Sketchy to me!
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Old 01-29-2022, 11:19 AM
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This happened to my 86 year old mother. The caller said her grandson needed the money because of some crisis. I hv the only grandson so my mother called me from and at the direction of the bank teller. I told her that if my son had been in trouble he would call me not her. The teller got on the phone with me and said she told my mother it was a scam. Thank goodness for that teller.
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I curious as to how an 87 year old person can go into their bank, withdraw that much money, and easily send it off into oblivion. What has her bank had to say? Seems to me that the anger expressed towards law enforcement should be shared with her bank.
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Old 01-29-2022, 11:24 AM
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This happened to my 86 year old mother. The caller said her grandson needed the money because of some crisis. I hv the only grandson so my mother called me from and at the direction of the bank teller. I told her that if my son had been in trouble he would call me not her. The teller got on the phone with me and said she told my mother it was a scam. Thank goodness for that teller.
Amen!
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Old 01-29-2022, 11:25 AM
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I curious as to how an 87 year old person can go into their bank, withdraw that much money, and easily send it off into oblivion. What has her bank had to say? Seems to me that the anger expressed towards law enforcement should be shared with her bank.
and herself! People are warned all of the time.
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