The 6 Telemarketer Scams That Absolutely Owned Grandma In 2018

PublishedDecember 31, 2018

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Cabo San Lucas timeshare: This one’s embarrassing. What the hell are you going to do in Cabo, Grandma? Tequila shots? She doesn’t even like being outside that much.

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Polite young man: He just straight-up asked for her credit card number for no reason, and she gave it to him, that old fool.

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IRS: These scammers pretend to be the IRS calling to tell you that you owe back-taxes to the government and require immediate payment. It’s been nice living with Grandma since she lost everything though.

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Magazine subscription scam: That senile old cooze paid $75 for a subscription to Better Homes & Gardens that she already had. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

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Guaranteed government grant: This half-assed scam absolutely wrecked Grandma’s shit out of nowhere right at the beginning of the year.

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Caller pretending to be Samantha: A scammer totally ripped off Grandma by just acting like they were her granddaughter Samantha who needed to be wired money to get a bus ticket out of Colorado. Samantha lives in the Bay Area, Grandma—Jesus Christ!

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