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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s a new one to me. I’ve told my 88 year old mother many times to always call me when something needs to be repaired or when say a roof guy comes by to give a free estimate. There are so many scams out there that take advantage of the elderly, especially those who live alone and have no one to talk to. [/quote]

Scammers prey on people of that era because people of that era were conditioned to always open the door for knocks/bell ringing, and people of that era also ALWAYS (without fail) answer the phone.  They don't understand that the world is different now, and they firmly have it in their head that people who call or visit must have good intentions - it does not occur to them that, current day, people who knock, ring or call almost ALWAYS want something from people who answer. 
Not sure if part of it is loneliness.

In MILs house, it was and still is a big production to answer the phone or door, for those reasons. For example, she will turn on all the lights to the house to answer the door, then leave the door wide open. She is also one to leave her front door unlocked habitually. She is proud to "tell people off" that she doesn't need something, or that she "never wants them to call back again" - instead of simply not answering, not realizing that they could not care less what she says. Obviously, she did not grow up in the city.

Telling her not to answer is like talking to a brick wall. [/quote]

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