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Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by Animegirl(f): 9:29pm On Jan 13, 2022
So recently, my mum and dad have been getting some weird calls and messages. Few weeks back, my dad got a call from a scammer, telling him to send his ATM pin and BVN number, to reactivate is ATM card. Thank goodness, I was around listening to the conversation. I immediately, took the phone from my Dad and insulted the scammer.

Likewise, my mum too. A female called her to send account details. What scared me the most, was when the scammer called her name, correctly. I trust my mum, she did the needful by raining insults on the scammer and cut the phone call. Again, since he or she wasn't successful, they sent a text msg to my mum to reactivate her ATM pin when it hasn't expired. Today, they sent another one, stating, my mum should select which Bank account details is hers from some groups of numbers.

Honestly, don't know why these scammers are so keen in scamming my mum, most especially.

Also my Parents, never registered anything online with their phone numbers. How did these scammers got their phone numbers and how do I stop them from calling my parents permanently?
Re: Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by erandom801(m): 10:28pm On Jan 13, 2022
They know elderly people are outdated, they are not aware of the things related to tech happening nowadays.

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Re: Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by FuckDModz: 10:31pm On Jan 13, 2022
Older people with dwindling funds with no hope of something “hooge” are usually greedy and dumb.

Help your papa o, make yahoo bastards no send am to an early grave!
Re: Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by Nobody: 11:09pm On Jan 13, 2022
Because they lived in the good ol' days, they never learnt suspension the way kids nowadays do
Re: Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by nachisunday(m): 3:39pm On Jan 22, 2022
Nice
Re: Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by nachisunday(m): 3:43pm On Jan 22, 2022
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Re: Why Do Scammers Target Older People? by RealistRedpiler: 6:36am On Jan 23, 2022
Animegirl:
So recently, my mum and dad have been getting some weird calls and messages. Few weeks back, my dad got a call from a scammer, telling him to send his ATM pin and BVN number, to reactivate is ATM card. Thank goodness, I was around listening to the conversation. I immediately, took the phone from my Dad and insulted the scammer.

Likewise, my mum too. A female called her to send account details. What scared me the most, was when the scammer called her name, correctly. I trust my mum, she did the needful by raining insults on the scammer and cut the phone call. Again, since he or she wasn't successful, they sent a text msg to my mum to reactivate her ATM pin when it hasn't expired. Today, they sent another one, stating, my mum should select which Bank account details is hers from some groups of numbers.

Honestly, don't know why these scammers are so keen in scamming my mum, most especially.

Also my Parents, never registered anything online with their phone numbers. How did these scammers got their phone numbers and how do I stop them from calling my parents permanently?


99% of bank fraud are done from the bank. Bankers knows account with lesser security. If you dey Street, you go know!

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