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joejitsu -> RE: General Vikes Talk (7/18/2025 12:08:19 PM)
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ORIGINAL: David F.
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ORIGINAL: joejitsu
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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes
Its horrible to hear about Turner getting scammed. Regardless of how it went down, his gulibility etc.
There’s no lower rung in hell than the scammer rung.
There’s absolutely no silver lining in it, at all …
although … starting out the season as an embittered sourpuss engine of vengeance might help the team.
Of course, thats so less important for me than recovering the funds and prosecuting the perpatrators.
Of course.
My senior citizen parents have been beaten by scammers twice. Which is crazy because we grew up in one of the toughest towns in America. I always tell them to watch who they share their information with, but they are too nice when people come to their home asking about roofing, concrete sealing, etc. It kills me that guys want to make a living off the backs of trusting old people.
My friend at the bank here and I talked about this while we were "debriefing" following the instance where our customer tried to withdraw all $160,000 of her money in cash. We were remarking on how hard it was to convince her to even wait 24 hours before making such a rash decision. We called every friend, child, and other family member of hers we could think of and encouraged them to contact her and help stop it. Between everyone, we eventually talked her into withdrawing "just $50,000" and also convinced her that the money should be handed over in person and not just mailed. Once she agreed to do it in person that killed the scam because obviously the scammers aren't going to appear in person and likely aren't even in the country.
Anyway - on to my actual point in regards to the part I bolded. It sucks because it's dishonesty and crime and preying on the vulnerable. It's also must be enormously profitable. My bank friend and I figured that if we dedicated our skills to scamming we could probably make $10 million in cash - by the end of this year. It's just too easy to separate the elderly from their money. They're so damn lonely they just want someone to talk to. They answer every call they get on their phones. Their cognitive skills are in decline.
Talk with your elderly parents often and stay involved in their finances. Take over their finances if they'll let you. (Just don't then scam them yourself haha).
Good points, David. My brother is currently in the process of becoming my parent's power of attornet for finances. He's way better with the money stuff than I am.
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