A few years ago, my then 70-something mom was targeted by telephone scammers.
“Grandma,” said a young man pretending to be her grandson, Jerrod, “I’m in trouble.”
He said he was in Canada, unaware he had been fishing illegally. He said he was arrested and needed bail money.
My mother immediately became aware the caller was a fraudster. In her feeblest voice, she said, “What do you n...