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16. My ninety-something-year-old mother got one of those calls a few years ago.

Thu Feb 23, 2023, 06:34 PM

Feb 2023

She made sympathetic noises for a while, and then she asked which one of her grandsons this was.

Sputter, sputter, hang up. I love my Mom!

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Grandparents beware. This almost happened to my dad. [View all] RandySF Feb 2023 OP

Wouldn't the grandparent moonscape Feb 2023 #1

My dad is hard of hearing. RandySF Feb 2023 #2

A lot of times the caller will whisper, which makes it harder to identify. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #4

Happened to a patient of mine while I was at her house. tavernier Feb 2023 #9

Happened to me - supposedly my grandson was in a car accident in Mexico womanofthehills Feb 2023 #19

So this happened to my father Dorian Gray Feb 2023 #21

Not a day goes by that I don't get a scam phone call or e-mail. Midnight Writer Feb 2023 #3

This happens to me a lot. OLDMDDEM Feb 2023 #5

So many scams Johnny2X2X Feb 2023 #6

Wife: Oh NO! How much money do you need? Aussie105 Feb 2023 #7

I got one of those a while back leftieNanner Feb 2023 #8

this has been going on for years...... getagrip_already Feb 2023 #10

There are many theoretical enablers. Tetrachloride Feb 2023 #11

The easiest way to avoid this I think rownesheck Feb 2023 #12

I told him to come to me for EVERYTHING pertaining my son. RandySF Feb 2023 #13

That's a good idea. rownesheck Feb 2023 #14

I miss the good old (old) days when moonscape Feb 2023 #15

Phones are getting better at filtering usonian Feb 2023 #17