Duped

I am suspicious of everything nowadays. People are getting scammed, swindled, hacked on a regular basis. Things that were so authentic previously are creating quite a front for shady dealings. The banks, CRA, postal service, are being used in the fraud lure to make things seem authentic. I do nothing on the phone. If it’s real, send me registered mail. I am probably one of the rare few that has a house phone. I have less than a handful that actually call me on it, not sure why I still have it, telemarketers use it the most!

I mean a lot of the time it is a joke, some are quite repetitive and we all have heard of them. I think there should be more we can do to protect ourselves. The Boomers are often being targeted and it is quite concerning! I find myself even questioning the authenticity of the scams. I often won’t say hello when I answer the phone of a number I don’t recognize, because someone said the latest scam was getting you to say yes, was all they needed. Mostly the answering machine takes the call. Recently we had a lot of calls because of upcoming surgery and answering the phone seemed necessary.

I haven’t seen a phone book in years and am appalled they are able to get our number, even worse now they are calling the cell! Hard to trust anyone, I answered a call from my bank and refused to confirm anything with them, because I didnt believe it was them. Email is the same, I have filled out ballots to win things, then recieve notice I have won, but did I?

Now the media is under scrutiny, they know what gets views. Are our opinions being swayed? Are we being fed info that isn’t true? Are things being exagerated for ratings and views? Or worse, are things being omited? How do we really know? When you hear that the russian leader has blocked media to his people, so they don’t hear about the dealings in Ukraine… kinda makes you feel sick. When you watch independent news people report something that the media has portrayed in a different light…who is getting scammed? I don’t know anymore, I think I am happier that way. I guess you can never be too careful…be cautious friends!