In article
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Frank wrote:

On Nov 28, 8:39*pm, Oren wrote:
"A South Florida trio is facing up to two decades in prison after
conning elderly customers into buying unnecessary septic products in
some cases more than 70 years worth of toilet paper, federal
prosecutors say. "

"...Victims were also told that they needed special soap, detergent
and toilet paper or their septic tanks would not pass federal
inspection."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/employees-of-west-palm-beach-...

I have a simple rule of thumb. I assume anybody that calls me that I
do not know is lying to me.
Most are.

That's a good rule. I always tell callers I never buy anything over the
telephone unless I make the phone call. That usually shuts them up.

But the elderly are particularly susceptible to scams like this. My
brother's father-in-law is an old Republican who has lost all his
marbles. That's not a political comment, but an ageist comment. He
routinely gets official-looking letters from scammers asking him to
send money or Obama will take away his medicare (or similar). He gets
so irate that he writes a check for $500 or $1000 and sends it to them.
It's gotten so bad that my sister-in-law has started intercepting his
mail so he won't be ripped off any more.

the other Frank

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