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[1Snickers]

 I got one and he kept calling me Grandma, my grandson never called me that! When I told him he would have to call his Dad he kept yelling "grandma, I'm in jail, I need money!" I laughed and told him he should obey the law, then hung up. 

[candyagain]

I got that call a week ago. After a little delay an adult male said, "Hi, grandma" -- at which point I hung up. My grandchldren are little and never call me grandma. Easy one.

The secure word is a great idea. My daughter and I had a secret word when she was growing up to guard against harmful strangers.

[RedTop]

It's been a year since I've received this scam call, and there were 2 in the same week.   

As soon as the guy called me Grandma, I lit in and cussed him up one side and down the other, told him he was dead to us, we never wanted to lay eyes on his sorry @$$ again, and hoped he burned in Hell.   He hung up and so far no more calls.   

[depglass]

I refuse to pay 6.50 a month for caller ID on our landline.  But there is no way I will be scammed, I'm the most suspicious person on the planet.

[Mz iMac]

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@depglass wrote:

I refuse to pay 6.50 a month for caller ID on our landline. 

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@depglass 

I have triple play through Verizon FIOS.  My landline is FREE including ALL international calls.  The same setup w/Comcast.  My mother has Comcast. 

I have not had a phone bill since 1975.

With both of the above cable companies if you are watching tv, caller ID will show up in the corner of the tv screen.  If the call is a scammer the word "SCAM" will appear.

[chickenbutt]

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@roster wrote:

Good information. But how about checking caller ID before picking up your phone.

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Caller ID can be changed easily. I got a call from MYSELF the other day. Amazing! A few days later got one from DH who was sitting right there in the living room. They can make that ID say whatever/whoever they want so don't trust that for information about who the caller is!

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Yeah, it's pretty bad when you have to block your own phone number.  But I did and that hasn't happened since.

[froggy]

Why even engage with these people? It's always a scam. Just block the number and hang up.

[mintedrose]

Wow! Its first time im hearing about this here. Just wondering if someone pretends to be your grandchild wouldnt you recognize their voice? how do they sound the same? 

[jackthebear]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

I've heard it suggested that scammers pick up information needed to make these calls on social media, especially Facebook.  If you tell the world all about your grandson, Johnny, you make it easy for them.  Be careful what you post and perhaps check your privacy settings.

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100%

[jackthebear]

good warning

but I never answer the phone the answering machine does a really good job for me