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A cautionary tale.........

 

My dear old mum (91 years old) received a 'phone call this morning - supposedly from BT.........offering to help her to stop nuisance calls - to do this they required her credit card details........I don't need to go on do I?

 

I am so surprised at my mum - she may be old but she is far from silly.........I suppose these 'fraudsters' are just so clever......

 

I hope, hope, hope that we managed to stop the card in time.......

 

Anyway - I know that lots of you lovely forum folks have elderly relatives - perhaps it would be an idea to remind them not to give details like this over the phone.

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- I called them something beginning with B and ending in s........

 

You're polite then....... xDxD I have far far better words for them!

 

I shall remind my mum, I'm quite lucky with her though- as she's trained to say 'my daughter sorts that out' to almost all phone call these days.

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You're polite then....... xDxD I have far far better words for them!

 

I shall remind my mum, I'm quite lucky with her though- as she's trained to say 'my daughter sorts that out' to almost all phone call these days.

 

Thought my mum was well trained too - think these people are so 'clever' - engaged her in all sorts of conversation before they got to the crucial part.......

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It makes me SO cross that they prey on vulnerable people. My mum is 82 and fairly sensible but quite suggestible. I will warn her...its all we can do.

 

I hope you managed to stop everything in time Sunnyday and Happy 80th Cait's mum!

 

Thank you for pointing it out.

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