I feel bad for them ... I work in the financial sector and it's easy for me to say I would never fall for this, but someone that is not financially savvy could fall for this.
The other thing is, BLOCK all calls on your cell phone. If you do not already have someone's phone number in the contacts on your cell phone, they should not be calling you. I have nothing to do with phone numbers that I do not already know. I just block them.
I love how she's like these criminals are very convincing... No the fuck they are not.. As soon as they tell me I won something I will know its a scam... I never win anything..
Someone from Jamaica called my home trying to hustle my roommate out of her social security check claiming to be Publishers Clearinghouse. I told her to write down their information and call law enforcement. These people wanted 500.00 and she already had written the check. DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY!.. Its interesting that one of the Credit Bureaus outsource their paperwork to places like Jamaica where fraud occurs. US companies cheap out on labor and open doors to identity theft.
AT 72 if I get an e-mail, normal mail, phone call, Just hang up or send the reg. mail down the shedder, and as far as e-mail goes just block it. Remember we never get something for nothing.
Get rid of the land line, and get a no-contract cell phone, and give the number to only people in your family. Have caller ID, and do not answer numbers you don't recognize.
Has nothing to do with diminished mental capabilities in the elderly unless that person is either mentally ill in some way. The reason why they fall victim is due to the fact they are on a fixed income, and worry if this will last the remainder of their lives, so when someone dangle a carrot over their head, they fall for it. It affects all age groups as younger people fall for this just as badly, the only difference is that generally, older people have more currency at their disposal compared to the younger victims.
Some of this is not gullibility but flat out greed. They probably never had to break a sweat for anything in their lives being left money or collecting on someone insurance.
It’s sad because I have an 83-year-old mother they grew up in the 50s. And that’s an era when they were told basically that you know no one would lie to them. But I grew up in the 70s and 80s and believe you me I know there’s so many crooked people out there. I’m just hoping that by the time I am elderly which is just around the corner, That my generation will not fall for this scheme.
65 years ago my mum got a letter saying the had found treasure under the sea , but needed funding to get it , at 10 years old I thought it sounded fantastic , and I was cross with her for not sending it ,
I will NEVER fall for this! why? I have one the lottery SEVERAL times ! $1 here or $2 and NO one asks for fees! If I win the jackpot! I would be on the phone to my lawyer FAST!
When you try to have a good conversation with your aging loved ones but they get all aggressive and flip the table for being a know-it-all. Okay, okay...I get it. You don't want anyone to mess with your million dollar prize from the mail.
@@marilynwillett804 No " you're right there wouldn't have people are to greedy now " that's why these scams work People weren't greedy like now Back in them days
The poor old guy in the story sounds like he may be going into dementia. Can't believe he is still thinking of giving these evil fraudsters his money after they clearly scammed him. This is the classic definition of the famous old saying "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me". If he doesn't have family, adult protective services needs to get involved and put him in a home.
These people are not stupid, they are justs disconnected from current technologies, making them vulnerable targets for scams. Always talk to your parents and grandparents about current stuff, even though they might not fully understand it, you could save them from getting scammed
Sorry LegacyOnice but they are stupid...I am over 65 and who do you think has been using technology for the past 40 years in our working lives? You guessed it, the over 60's and 70's.
I remember a Man saying something like,"My still relatively sharp elderly Parents who are in their 80's and Graduated Top of Their Harvard University Class and were Professors at Harvard University almost fell for a Money scam. I had to stop them. Even very smart People like my Parents almost fell for a money scam. So anyone could fall for a money scam."
@@MarySmith-lv3mo its very easy to avoid getting scammed. All you have to do is never give money or personal information to someone you have never physically met. If you make this your golden rule, you will never get scammed.
Your own greed, expecting money that you've never earn yourself. WANTING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING!! The scammers know's that their own greed draws people in to their own scam.🤑
Always tell them to take the fees out of the winning check. If they make up any excuse tell them there is no way around the golden rule of a real authentic prize check! If you have to pay for a prize it ain't a prize period! It is a scam!!!
