Post #206680 by Hakalugi on Tue, Jan 10, 2006 7:26 AM

On 2006-01-10 06:45, schlagerman wrote:

People around the age of 83 tend to be hardcore spendthrifts, having lived through the depression. I don't understand about this generalization of old people wanting to send off money because they have nothing better to do.

JJ, Elderly women are commonly targeted by scam artists. The reason is this; Odds are good they are widows with little experience handling their finances as this was usually handled by their now deceased husband.