Before my grandparents passed away, I considered it extremely dangerous for them to answer their phone and did everything in my power to discourage them from do

Before my grandparents passed away, I considered it extremely dangerous for them to answer their phone and did everything in my power to discourage them from doing so unless they recognized the number. Even then, with number spoofing, it made me nervous. One wrong call from a motivated scammer and I feared it could end in bankruptcy for them. On one occasion, a telemarketing scam ended up costing an elderly relative a couple thousand dollars that required other family members to help cover for her.