these people are scum, and relentless.
they definitely do their research these days too and obtain contact info of known elderly, vulnerable folks, and use inside angles to pry money out of them.
this is a new one that is running rampant around here. a two ring call in the middle of the night, and if you call back you get hit with HUGE per/minute charges. many people suspect something is important if you get a phone call at 2AM.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/techn...=.a8686aa82f37