My do older people even answer spam/scam phone calls?

I witnessed a customer yelling on her phone at a spam call.

Why do you even answer numbers you don’t know? I personally have my phone set up that unknown numbers get silenced.

I noticed my older family members answer them too… it’s weird. Just ignore them.

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Peapod · 61-69, F

I don't usually answer unknown numbers, but if I do, it's because I was waiting for a call that would likely come from a number I would not readily recognize.

It does surprise me though that anyone would ever engage a spam call. It makes me think that some of our elderly are either not fully aware of spammers or that are truly that lonely. 😞