What it sounds like to be targeted by the grandparent scam | 60 Minutes

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60 Minutes reports on a popular digital scam that targets seniors by telling them their grandchildren are in trouble.
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@bngr_bngr Год назад

My grandchildren have a code word if they are in trouble.

@mytexasdays1526 9 месяцев назад

Perfect 👍 😃. ❤

@ireallydontknow8616 Год назад

Thank you for covering this. I was in a bank one day and overheard an elderly gentleman talking to the cashier and he was clearly being scammed. Same scam my dad almost fell for 6 months prior. I'm sad to say that the cashier didn't pick up on it, but I alerted the branch manager who took action. They later thanked me for stepping in. Stay safe out there

@Sashazur Год назад

Good for you. I’m surprised that the teller didn’t notice, they are supposed to be trained on that. But you don’t have to be smart to get a job as a bank teller.

@Numismatists_Matter Год назад

These scammers need to be at the bottom of the abyss.

@PlasmaCoolantLeak Год назад

I work in fraud investigation, and I agree with you.

@firstlast8258 Год назад

You first

@Numismatists_Matter Год назад

@@firstlast8258 been there & back

@intensegamerrage 3 дня назад

They're already in India though

@jsrfla9205 Год назад

I got called once. The voice said "grandma". That's not what my grandchildren call me.

@dont6441 Год назад

Never answer calls from numbers not in the contacts list on your phone. If you don't have a contact list, let calls from unfamiliar numbers go to voicemail. If its important, they'll leave a message. Answering calls you don't recognize is asking for trouble.

@firenze5555 Год назад

Did you see in the other segment that AI can use a name that you know and put it on the phone call - you can't just trust that anymore! Basically, you can't be badgered into giving out sensitive information at all and you have to independently verify any of the information on these calls.

@rullmourn1142 Год назад

You need to include video of the criminals being arrested and handcuffed, it is unsatisfying to not see it.

@waitaminute2015 Год назад

They rarely get caught

@rullmourn1142 Год назад

@@waitaminute2015 ..the ones in this story were caught.

@pterodactylptroll Год назад

The people who would do something like that to the elderly of our community are absolute trash.

@saltydiarrhea386 Год назад

Our elderly have raised this trash.

@Brandon_Jackson Год назад

We need a very harsh punishment for people that do this.

@timeup3721 Год назад

@@Brandon_Jackson Let's start with the punishment for this same country that dished out punishment among a people who didn't deserve it, now that the chickens have come home to roost deal with it. What goes around comes around. Why people who benefited from the horrific cruelty in this country to the innocent are so naively stupid that the pendulum wasn't going to swing back to the other side.

@timeup3721 Год назад

@@Brandon_Jackson ...and you're right the harsh punishment is coming slowly...get ready.

@1joytotheworld Год назад

Two words: Scammer Payback! I LOVE watching this young man scam the scammers! 🥳

@Jack-yw7bq Год назад

This recently happened to my 84 year old grandma. Someone called her saying that I got into an accident and went to jail for texting and driving, and that I was on a $7k bail. She was worried sick. My mom went to every jail in town to see if I was in their system but I wasn’t, bc this never happened, it was just a scam. My grandma asked the scammer for his number and he hung up. Luckily my family didn’t give him any money but still, stories like this are scary.

@mbords01 Год назад

High five to your mom; she does not just give in; she makes efforts to clarify.

@minnietrout814 Год назад

This happened to my mom. They said my son had been arrested for a DUI.

@tracyjordan4477 Год назад

My 80 year old mother is completely wise to these con artists. She plays along for a couple of minutes and then let's them know they've called the wrong ole lady!

@highschoolbigshot 7 месяцев назад

I've been getting these calls for about twice a month now I can't believe anybody's so naive to fall for this scam

@cherylwin9364 Год назад

SMH 😢

@AllIsWellaus Год назад

Good on them. Once they realised they had been targeted by a scam artist they may have kept it to themselves out of shame, they do. They've helped so many people. If they did a fundraiser to try to recuperate their lost savings I would definitely offer them a donation. Its bad enough that people do these things but to target members of our society that least can afford to, its a low I will never understand. I know what poor feels like so I could never subject someone to the same predicament.

@lulahbelb.3670 Год назад

This happened to my Dad. When he asked why he sounded different, they said it was because his nose was broken. Thankfully my father started putting things together after he stopped operating on panic. These people suck!

@DM-lc2cf Год назад

Several family members have had these calls. The first time my MIL was a mess, calling and crying. Thank goodness she did not give them any money. They are like any con artist...They know how to get people to say names, and then they know the name to feed to them and break their heart. The best thing to do is talk to relatives BEFORE they get a call like this.Explain that they are going to try and scam . In my case, it was an under age child who went to a foreign country without parents, or without letting family know??? Assure them that you will inform them of any trips that are going to be taken, so they aren't "taken"

@rmacdawg4774 Год назад

if anybody calls you asking for money "just say no"

@CrustyUgg Год назад

I was a drug addicted escort for years and while in active addiction a scammer called my old Italian grandmother and pretend to be me saying I had been arrested and needed bail money. My grandmother knew it was possible but she knew I wouldn't be calling her to ask so she called my parents and they called me. I was partying in my motel room alive and ... well? 🤔

@nicholasrosen6342 6 месяцев назад

My mom once fell for one of these scams, but not the grandparent scam mind you, it was a computer scam from someone calling demanding money to help debug her computer where she gave over $16k to the scammer, but FORTUNATELY her bank was able to spot that that transaction looked suspicious and they gave her her money back.

@manp1039 Год назад

i really liked the sophisitication of the law enforcement investigation. I hope those people were able to get their money back

@peri3818 10 месяцев назад

They don’t know the voice of their own grandson. And why would they hide this from the parents. Should never do that .

@nicholasrosen6342 6 месяцев назад

The 2 major red flags in these grandparent scams are: 1. Demanding money 2. Being told by their "grandchild" that they don't want them to notify their parents because they'll get mad.

@roshondasmith3710 9 месяцев назад

That person on the voice recording voice sounds just like a Detective in Massachusetts that’s been “so-called” investigating the scam. I need to talk to someonefrom 60 minutes. This “Detective “ might be involved in the scam😮🤷🏾‍♀️

@JJONNYREPP Год назад

What it sounds like to be targeted by the grandparent scam|60 Minutes 2349pm 21.5.23 wow... phone scams (re: voice masking) are pretty much an everyday occurrence these days... as are know-it-alls confident enough to attempt to scam a person... then again, surmising those olds are an easy target is probably your own mistake...

@bkm2797 Год назад

No, back in our day we didn't have thieves calling us everyday or walking down the street with a device that can read your credit cards through your wallet inside your purse, as a matter of fact it didn't happen at all, the news was more honest too, so this has been a steep learning curve, but we are learning. These people love their grandchild, that's why they didn't say no, hope you are lucky enough to have grandparents that love you too!

@tisiyoungnickolai9780 Год назад

Sweet i can only hope that girl gets 80 years in jail

@jamesturner3076 Год назад

Only a fool would fall for this scam.

@beautifullyflawed6723 Год назад

That’s untrue. There are millions of people who have learning disabilities and mental health issues; who aren’t able to tell the difference in a scammer and real person. Scammers are using AI to use the voices of people you talk to the most on the phone.

@audreydaleski1067 Год назад

They tried that on a woman here. She fumed.

@audreydaleski1067 Год назад

They went to the well one too many times.

@roshondasmith3710 9 месяцев назад

I need the contact information of the interviewer. I need help.

@roshondasmith3710 9 месяцев назад

Who can I call to get help as I know sonmeone who was scammed in this same way 😡.

@Jaylewis-ox7rg Месяц назад

He's on Instagram

@Jaylewis-ox7rg Месяц назад

Same happened to me but moshack saved my life

@Jaylewis-ox7rg Месяц назад

I'm sure he'll help you too

@audreydaleski1067 Год назад

No one would buy that.

@blackretribution8103 Год назад

Proverbs 13:22

@2255223388 11 месяцев назад

I feel for old people, but this was a pretty dumb thing to fall for.

@akirayagami4226 9 месяцев назад

They fully deserved it lol. That's what you get for not using your brain and think critically before making important decisions😂😂😂

@zerofoxgavin1286 Год назад

"A fool and his money are soon parted."

@wegder Год назад

California doesn't put criminals in jail

@rolanddrummerrudy6423 Год назад

I guess you don't feel the need to do a story on the Durham Report, lol.

@JVXRD Год назад

Who is this american on 60 minutes thought it was Australian

@MohAmeDALArabY-cg6sr Год назад

God loves you and takes care of you so that this message reaches you. God is the one who created this great universe and has complete control over it. And the greatest loss that a person loses in this life is that he lives while he does not know God who created him, knowing the Messenger of Muhammad, the last of the messengers, and the Islamic religion, the last of the heavenly religions. The great intelligence, before you believe in something or not, is to read it, study it, and understand it well, and then you have the choice to believe in it or not. I advise you on this now before you do not have time to do that.

@blackretribution8103 Год назад

You people need to think if you didn't steal from Black people in the past then this might not be happening to you today...what goes around comes around. Proverbs 13:22

@timeup3721 Год назад

They don't have a clue how much evil they committed.

@johnrandolph6121 Год назад

Wow. Perfect logic. Thanks, Billy Graham.

@blackretribution8103 Год назад

@@johnrandolph6121 If it were perfect we'd be talking about the Atrocities that took place to the Red, Black, & Brown on this so-called land of freedom, that was never addressed. Atone because time is short.

@johnrandolph6121 Год назад

@@blackretribution8103 Atone for things that were done by other people who happen to look (or looked) like me? Is that something you practice?

@timeup3721 Год назад

@@johnrandolph6121 So you choose the side of greed and opportunity and laughing at the notion of Atonement. Remember that later on in your life.

@firstlast8258 Год назад

FJB