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Old 11-16-2017, 11:48 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by jbolty View Post
unfortunately criminals don't pay any attention to that.

I read online someplace that if you have a young child in the house hand the phone to them and tell them it's Santa calling.

Otherwise I don't answer or just hang up and block the number or say "hang on a second" then set the phone down and leave it for a while.
I also think it's an age thing. The older you are the more scam calls you get. They try to prey on older people that may be living alone and might be experiencing early signs of dementia. It's pretty sad but that's the world we live in today. If you have elderly parents you have to educate them just like you did with your children.
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