How to spot lottery scams! Scambusters

[pomtzu]

When I read this I thought, whoa boy, Pom's on a roll this morning. I feel your pain, Pom. I'm going to be 60 in February and right now I have mixed feelings about it. I think the closer I get, the more in denial I'll be. That IS unless I can go away to a nice tropical place with white sand and blue water. Not likely though.

As far as scams are concerned, I trust no one, so I don't worry about being scammed.

I really don't have mixed feelings - I'm 68 and can't roll back time, but Lord knows I sure wouldn't want to anyway. I am what I am - the sum total of what I've lived and learned all these years. When I hit 65, I didn't automatically become elderly, frail, and incapable of sound reasoning. It truly baffles me that society in general looks upon seniors this way. Don't tell me that I "can't" do something - either physically or mentally - cuz thems fightin' words. I'll prove you wrong or almost die tryin"....... I just happen to feel that too many seniors are stiffled by the "younger" generations.

[moosmom]

Pomtzu,

AMEN SISTA!!!!

[Laura's Babies]

When I hit 65, I didn't automatically become elderly, frail, and incapable of sound reasoning. It truly baffles me that society in general looks upon seniors this way.

I know exactly what you mean! Since I turned 65, even though I have had a lot of health issues, people think you are suddenly so stupid and don't know what you are talking about anymore. The doctors brush you off and lable everything as "anxiety" (or depression)...

As for scammers.... I usually can spot a scammer a mile away, especially when I meet one in person.