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> My parents got scammed in the past so they are on the lookout, but I still don’t think they are careful enough. And due to their age they get attacked a lot!
by PeterisP 3y ago
> My parents got scammed in the past so they are on the lookout, but I still don’t think they are careful enough. And due to their age they get attacked a lot!
I'd bet that it's not because of their age, but because they have been scammed in the past, so their data now is on the lists of "verified victims" which get passed around as those are thought to be more likely to fall for the next scam than simply a random number.
- callalex 3y agoIt’s somewhere in-between. They have a landline. Only really old people have landlines, so those are specifically targeted.