My concern is not my long dead parents but... me! I am too cheap to fall for the $5000 scam (they are just grandkids... $500 maybe) but I can see that increasing synaptic failure might lead to a "false donation". Might as well get MaiD if that happens. So I answered for my kids. Maybe that is not valid.
So far, at age 69, my street sense is still intact, but will it always be? Who knows. I am concerned for my 91-year old Mother who, fortunately, has the moral compass that your MIL possessed, but again, who knows.
What concerns me most is my Grandchildren, one of whom has already been subject to a grooming attempt. It was reported to the police, but again.... Smart phones are a blessing and a curse, and anyway we can manage them is worth looking into.
I have a elderly friend who clicks on every link in text messages. I have installed a spam filter, but it isn't perfect. This would be a great service for her and for all of us as we get older.
This exact scam happened to my father-in-law a few years ago, but unfortunately with a worse outcome. The caller, a defense attorney, used his great-nephew in this scheme and used personal details that made the story feel completely legitimate to him. Before telling any family member, he had already sent over $6,000 in cash out of state. By the time police were contacted, the address the money was sent to was empty and the scammers were gone.
What stood out afterward was how secrecy, and misplaced trust completely overrode his normal judgment. An AI-based alert that flagged requests for money and notified caregivers could very realistically have prevented this. Thank you for sharing.
Oh gosh, we went through this with my mom. It was disgusting. We suspect she was targeted because we published my father’s obituary in several newspapers. I warn people against doing that now.
The predatory intensity of the harassment was shocking. I sat with my mom once and her phone was ringing non-stop. She had realized finally on that occasion not to answer it.
On another occasion, someone talked her into going to a Walmart to buy Google Play cards. Luckily, a young man who worked there realized what was going on and told her not to. I wondered how on earth they were able to get her to do all that since she rarely followed my instructions anymore.
My brother finally put a call screening feature in her phone that helped. My mom never had a smartphone and has lost the ability to use her old phone, so this wouldn’t apply to her anymore, but I like that you are working on solutions. I wouldn’t mind using an AI solution as the scammers are going to use whatever they have.
Question 2. My phone service has caller ID as well as spam alert and if my excellent memory does not recognize a phone number, I don't answer.
Question 3. I do not own and never have owned a cell phone. When they first appeared on the market, I determined that I never wished to be that available. That determination has not altered.
My concern is not my long dead parents but... me! I am too cheap to fall for the $5000 scam (they are just grandkids... $500 maybe) but I can see that increasing synaptic failure might lead to a "false donation". Might as well get MaiD if that happens. So I answered for my kids. Maybe that is not valid.
So far, at age 69, my street sense is still intact, but will it always be? Who knows. I am concerned for my 91-year old Mother who, fortunately, has the moral compass that your MIL possessed, but again, who knows.
What concerns me most is my Grandchildren, one of whom has already been subject to a grooming attempt. It was reported to the police, but again.... Smart phones are a blessing and a curse, and anyway we can manage them is worth looking into.
I have a elderly friend who clicks on every link in text messages. I have installed a spam filter, but it isn't perfect. This would be a great service for her and for all of us as we get older.
This exact scam happened to my father-in-law a few years ago, but unfortunately with a worse outcome. The caller, a defense attorney, used his great-nephew in this scheme and used personal details that made the story feel completely legitimate to him. Before telling any family member, he had already sent over $6,000 in cash out of state. By the time police were contacted, the address the money was sent to was empty and the scammers were gone.
What stood out afterward was how secrecy, and misplaced trust completely overrode his normal judgment. An AI-based alert that flagged requests for money and notified caregivers could very realistically have prevented this. Thank you for sharing.
Oh gosh, we went through this with my mom. It was disgusting. We suspect she was targeted because we published my father’s obituary in several newspapers. I warn people against doing that now.
The predatory intensity of the harassment was shocking. I sat with my mom once and her phone was ringing non-stop. She had realized finally on that occasion not to answer it.
On another occasion, someone talked her into going to a Walmart to buy Google Play cards. Luckily, a young man who worked there realized what was going on and told her not to. I wondered how on earth they were able to get her to do all that since she rarely followed my instructions anymore.
My brother finally put a call screening feature in her phone that helped. My mom never had a smartphone and has lost the ability to use her old phone, so this wouldn’t apply to her anymore, but I like that you are working on solutions. I wouldn’t mind using an AI solution as the scammers are going to use whatever they have.
Question 1. My parents are dead
Question 2. My phone service has caller ID as well as spam alert and if my excellent memory does not recognize a phone number, I don't answer.
Question 3. I do not own and never have owned a cell phone. When they first appeared on the market, I determined that I never wished to be that available. That determination has not altered.
Question 4. See answer to question 3.