She didn’t sound very elderly but evidently in a frightened tizz - she’d had a recorded message saying she owed a lot of money to Amazon - and she’d never ordered anything from them!
But she was ringing what she thought was the number they’d given anyway.
Thank goodness she got me instead - I was able to tell her it was a scam, there are so many about, bastard criminals just trying to steal your money - and to hang up at once if she gets any calls like that again.
She sounded so relieved, poor thing.
But it made me see how people who are a bit naive can so easily be intimidated into complying.
Where Is Greta Thunberg These Days?
What is our role as older people?
Good Morning Wednesday 12th August 2026
Craig and Lindsay Foreman end their hunger strike in prison in Iran.
