Got old relatives tell them about this scam.

[gasbanni]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/sa...e-tricks-pensioners-handing-life-savings.html

 

[joe-90]

Anyone that falls for that needs to go into a home.

Anyway she'll get 5K for the story so she's in pocket.

 

[plugwash]

What i'd like to know is why the hell doesn't the phone system kill the call when the recipiant hangs up.

 

[joe-90]

The rule is phone the cops on your mobile. Then they can catch the courier.

 

[LastMagicBean]

I can't believe anyone would fall for that.
There wouldn't be a dialing tone, nor a ringing tone.

Not having it.

Madness.

 

[Dextraneous]

I can't believe anyone would fall for that.
There wouldn't be a dialing tone, nor a ringing tone..

They could play a recording of one to you

 

[LastMagicBean]

I can't believe anyone would fall for that.
There wouldn't be a dialing tone, nor a ringing tone..

They could play a recording of one to you

I must admit I did consider that.....but dismissed the thinking about it, as a bigger stupidity than the story was worth.

 

[FiremanT]

It does sound a ridiculous ploy, but our local bobby had a warning if this printed in out local village newsletter a few month back

 

[longdogs]

I know a lady that was scammed in exactly the same way and believe me, she is not stupid. The crim's are so convincing.

 

[Astra99]

Hanging, drawing and quartering is too compassionate for these scumbags.

 

[JBR]

I can't believe anyone would fall for that.
There wouldn't be a dialing tone, nor a ringing tone..

They could play a recording of one to you

I must admit I did consider that.....but dismissed the thinking about it, as a bigger stupidity than the story was worth.

Well it was a Daily Mail article!

Seriously, though, I did forward this to my mother-in-law. She's 79 and, although she never stops talking, she's got her head screwed on (I sometimes wonder why it hasn't worked loose before now, though).