Those dirty rotten scoundrels

The phone rang and I answered it because the call was from a nearby community. No big surprise that the caller was obviously not from anywhere near and the caller was asking for a donation for some organization in which I had no interest. I said, in a kindly tone, "No thank you," and hung up. They will never end the call. You must hang up.

Financial abuse by telephone or internet has been called "the crime of the 21st century." People of all ages are at risk, but scammers commonly target the elderly. Those of us past 65 are more often home to answer the phone, are apt to stay on the line longe...