Answer the grandchild-in-trouble call
Check a frightening call before any money moves.
A voice says your grandchild is in trouble and begs you to tell nobody. Hurry and secrecy are the method.
Hang up and call the number you already have. A real emergency survives that.
Key points
- Hurry and secrecy are the method, not the emergency
- Hang up and call the number you already have for them
What to remember
- The number in your contacts was not arranged by the caller.
- Hang up, call the number you already have, then report at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Try this
Agree a family word tonight, one only your family knows. Anybody who cannot say it waits.
Practice: Answer the grandchild-in-trouble call. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.