92-Year-Old Pranks Phone Scammers Who Relentlessly Call Her
A 92-year-old South Carolina grandma is turning the tables on phone scammers. She trolls phone scammers until they hang up. According to the FBI, seniors lose more than $3 billion each year to financial scams. However, they can't touch this grandma who sure can deliver an Oscar-worthy performance. Inside Edition’s Les Trent spoke to grandma Donna Saltzman and granddaughter Cheyene, who posted the videos with three-million views.
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That’s one smart grandmother.
@Sarappreciates
17 күн бұрын
It's fun to treat sales/scammers like they've called to offer free therapy. Just get out all your feelings, your tears, your anger, your dreams, fears, goals... You don't gotta be grandma to employ this strategy.
@Zenigundam
17 күн бұрын
I'm surprised she knew how to use a telephone. Back in her day, people wrote letters and sent telegrams.
@Doggie-125
17 күн бұрын
yes
@Doggie-125
17 күн бұрын
@@Zenigundam it was a cell phone but not the modern one
@Doggie-125
17 күн бұрын
@@Zenigundam Also what makes you think she's that old?
At 92 she's sharper than most of today's adults
@McChrister
13 күн бұрын
Like Sleepy Joe!!😳🥱😂
@lwinkfein
10 күн бұрын
Just like sleepy Joe, she is still smart and doing good service to people by screwing with con artist scammers. Don't fall for these deplorables.
@kevinsmith4862
10 күн бұрын
And a better actress than many in today's Hollywood.
@KiraMiraStone
10 күн бұрын
And sharper than the FBI
@Mikeb-NH
9 күн бұрын
@@McChrister Annnnnnd there it is! Always some dope that has to make it political but if you insist. Biden sucks but have you actually listened to Trump speak? Did you have the feelings when he talked about storming airports during the Revolutionary War, asking if nuking hurricanes was an option or my personal favorite when he not once but twice bragged about passing a cognitive test given to people with the onset of dementia? I’m serious, there’s video of him acting all high and mighty because he correctly identified and circled a giraffe. But tell me more how mentally unfit Biden is. 😆🤦♂️
The longer you keep those scammers on the phone, the more time you take away from them scamming someone else. Bravo grandma ❤
@charlesculbertson8663
12 күн бұрын
But you should NOT use your own phone and phone number to do it with, as this lady is apparently doing!
@ashotofmercury
12 күн бұрын
@@charlesculbertson8663 erm, they called her?.... 🤔🤷🏻♀️
@linland4309
11 күн бұрын
I can’t waste my time doing that…I’m 76 and I’m BUSY! Caller ID handles those calls for me….
@oaktharas
11 күн бұрын
@@linland4309yes. I only have one iPhone, and I turn on silence unknown callers😂 I don’t get any phone calls at all
@patriciamillin1977
11 күн бұрын
@@linland4309Same here (I’m 70). If I don’t know the number I don’t pick up, then I check the number online to see if there’s any information on that number and who’s behind it. I can also redirect my phone to another number through my router, which I took advantage of when two companies kept calling me every day, numerous times a day. Online information said they were both sub-contractors calling in the name of an internet provider trying to sell me the same service, so I eventually redirected each one to the other one, so they could talk to each other, lol. Never heard from them again!
If anyone had tried to scam my grandmother by saying that one of her grandchildren was about to be thrown into jail, she would've replied, "Well, it's taken you long enough."
@raineg1067
14 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@muffs55mercury61
13 күн бұрын
LOL !!!
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
Do people ever stop and think, after hearing this, well, throw him in jail, then. Goodbye.
I love doing this to scammers. The longer I keep them on the phone the longer they aren't scamming someone.
@teresapaskell5459
17 күн бұрын
It’s like a challenge game show. Good for you 👍
@juskahusk2247
17 күн бұрын
Time is money 🤑
@TheWhiteOp333
17 күн бұрын
@Five0Five I did something similar to a scam call center because they woke me up so they had to call twice (had do not disturb on). I kept on calling them and wasting their time. No joke, I called them over 100 times until they blocked me lmao
@kimberlysevastyanenko3798
17 күн бұрын
I need to get better at the game. I can't seem to keep them on for more than 10 seconds.
@matw1x
17 күн бұрын
@@juskahusk2247When you're rich and retired, time is free.
For 92, she’s as sharp as a diamond. Alzheimer who?
@cerovk6000
16 күн бұрын
Dementia what?
@amandac8836
16 күн бұрын
Was just thinking this!
@fireflymiesumae
16 күн бұрын
Fr
@SadisticM1nds
16 күн бұрын
For real
@SadisticM1nds
16 күн бұрын
For real
Seeing scammers get trolled is so satisfying, especially by senior women.
This grandma should host seminars teaching other seniors how to detect & avoid scams…
Preying on the elderly is absolutely deplorable.
@cosmicreef5858
13 күн бұрын
Not that but more like usig this absolutely disgusting tactic to emotionally abuse and manipulate someone
@eekamouse-js8lr
12 күн бұрын
In this messed-up world, you just know that someone's gonna do it......... :(
@patriciamillin1977
11 күн бұрын
They tried it with one old lady who didn’t even have a grandson. The thing is, for every one they can’t fool, there will be at least five who will pay up.
@briannalee1998
7 күн бұрын
Yep. Absolutely disgusting
Gangstar granny 💀
@sarawashington5485
17 күн бұрын
👵❤❤❤❤
@SelimxBradley
17 күн бұрын
Gangster*
@wildfire7231
17 күн бұрын
@@SelimxBradley Ah ty 👍
@higherquality
17 күн бұрын
Gransta
@zyracripz
16 күн бұрын
😂❤
For 92 her minds still sharp
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
Her mind is sharp, *period*!
This one has lost none of her edge, sharp as ever 😂
SHE MAY BE OLD. BUT SHE KNOWS HOW TO DEAL WITH SCAMMERS! 🧑🏻🦳👍🏻
@quitaulla1569
17 күн бұрын
Don't you know the older the wiser?
@xxmr.edoodxx5326
17 күн бұрын
Someone watched the video😂🙄
@kerry1979
17 күн бұрын
My mom is 86 and she knows about scams. SHe never gives in.SHe hangs up on them.
@halfadecade4770
16 күн бұрын
@quitaulla1569 that's not true at all. Especially with dementia. It's probably rhe opposite
@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj
16 күн бұрын
@@quitaulla1569 Not always, especially if they get dementia.
Remember people IRS never calls u they mail you
@blueraccoon1088
16 күн бұрын
You know last I remember a friend of mine's parents got fake letter from irs of deportation
@oldauntzibby4395
12 күн бұрын
@@blueraccoon1088 one reason scammers call instead of writing, is because mail fraud is taken seriously by the US government. If anyone gets a scam through the mail they should take it to their post office and ask to report it.
@DudleyaSetchellii
11 күн бұрын
Add to that if anyone is concerned call the IRS/FBI/Police back DIRECTLY. Caller ID can be faked. Don't use the scammers email or phone numbers they give you.
@Fegga1955
10 күн бұрын
Also phone calls in Greece
@paxhumana2015
9 күн бұрын
@@DudleyaSetchellii , the IRS is a scam anyway.
Love her!👏🏻 My boyfriend got a new phone and new number last week and from the second he activated his phone, he’s been relentlessly getting fake insurance scam calls. He can’t even make a call for work without one coming through. Something needs to be done to stop those scammers! It’s out of control!
@alicewoodard2373
10 күн бұрын
Yes, it's ridiculous, I block unrecognized numbers,and don't answer Usually, it's a scam call, or political donation request
Grandma is what you call a legend
Wake up seniors! She’s YOUR role model 👏
@voyaristika5673
13 күн бұрын
And your FUTURE! 😮
@kellydalstok8900
13 күн бұрын
Unfortunately many people develop alzheimer’s disease and can’t recognise they’re being scammed anymore.
@davidharrison7014
12 күн бұрын
@@voyaristika5673 Even if their "future" is just a couple of years?
@voyaristika5673
12 күн бұрын
@@davidharrison7014 trust me, so is yours.
@ithinkimhipster502
12 күн бұрын
I'd rather her than Joe biden
The rapture one was the best! She's a hero to elderly people and anyone that's ever been a victim of a scam.
@april-showers77
16 күн бұрын
Well she’s not wrong lol but that was the best!
@Islam-Unraveled
16 күн бұрын
India is the best country! Very clean and great culture 😊
@melid4162
16 күн бұрын
@@Islam-Unraveled clean where?
@OceanicGFX
14 күн бұрын
@@Islam-Unraveledclean where?
@elizabeth9345
14 күн бұрын
@@Islam-Unraveled😂😂😂
I do the same thing when they call me. If they’re on the phone with me then they’re not on the phone with someone who might actually fall for it and that’s a win imo
The fake crying absolutely destroyed me 😂
@dallasyap3064
10 күн бұрын
It kinda reminds me a little of the old lady crying in front of Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in the 2004 film The Incredibles 🤣🤣.
"Your Gradson was in a car crash and is under arrest " "My grandson is 9 years old playing video games "
@liamwatson5125
16 күн бұрын
He doesn’t even drive a car.
@elenalizabeth
16 күн бұрын
I like when they call me about “your recent car crash” or “your recent insurance claim”, like nah I don’t drive nor can I afford insurance haha, but I will keep you on the call for as long as possible and blame it on a head injury as to why I am so forgetful and slow
@adiinbar993
16 күн бұрын
Okay, but that doesn't necessarily mean they were lying. Do you know what game he was playing? Maybe he was playing GTA.
@LoriValencia-id7pr
15 күн бұрын
“Ohh, did he get 4 or 5 stars”
@BlueIdiotPie
14 күн бұрын
My parents had me late in life, so a lot of people their age have grandkids my age. Sometimes scammers try and call and tell them their granddaughter is in trouble and they just laugh because no she isn’t, their only child has no kids and any she did have would be toddlers!
This woman really needs to start her own scambait channel. She's hilarious and would get a big following quickly.
Speaking as an old lady myself...don't mess with us! I used to do stuff like that to scammers all the time. Now that I use a cell phone only, I'm not getting the calls anymore. If I don't recognize a number that shows up, I simply don't answer the call...if it's important, they'll leave me a voicemail!
The best is the scammers that ask you to buy them a gift card. I have them stay on the phone while I pretend to go on the store, then after a very long time of keeping them on the line, I say I have to call back and hang up. They get so angry, it gives me power!
@isabelamogosanu7777
12 күн бұрын
"I'm in Walmart and i only see the giftcards that say happy birthday? Will those still work?"
She really is the perfect one to trick scammers. They hear an innocent old lady on the phone and desperately think it will be an easy catch and then have the worst time of their life. That's gotta be a very entertaining hobby for your retired senior years. I love this
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
I have to wonder about the morals of people who think this is a good job.
Good for her! These scammers need to be taught a lesson.
She deserves an oscar!!
Imagine getting to her age and being able to troll like that, what an achievement. Respect!
Is she adopting granddaughters ?! 😂 love her humor
@terrace1
17 күн бұрын
Nice try scammer 😆
@bostonb4kedbeans
16 күн бұрын
Right! My grandmother is awful 😂id love her
@t-and-p
15 күн бұрын
I asked the same thing as I was watching! 😂 She's incredible - I would be beyond proud to know her, never mind be related to her 💕 What a legend! 😎
@darleneachille491
14 күн бұрын
Lol Cassidy, im available too
@angelinasouren
14 күн бұрын
Ha! I too had been about to type "she can be my grandma any time she wants". My maternal grandmother was sharp, too. I never got to know my paternal one, so she can take that one's place. 😂
At 92 you know you probably only have a few years left, but this granny is so committed to the troll she spends hours on the phone anyway.
@muffs55mercury61
13 күн бұрын
I bet she lives past 100. She's a sweetheart !
@robertschmidt9296
13 күн бұрын
@@muffs55mercury61 if she is as healthy as she looks, I wouldn't be surprised.
@SKK26.
13 күн бұрын
This comment bothers me
@Galactic_Centre
10 күн бұрын
Trolling scammers is not an inherently worse way to spend your time than watching TV you know ... loads of people waste time, by being online or watching tv or gossipping.... You could argue you and me spending time on YT is a waste of our time. Plus, for all we know she has a very rich social life she keeps up with when she's not trolling scammers.
@shelleyharris4176
10 күн бұрын
What a comment of only have few years left. Wow
We need more grandmothers like this
I just love when these happen !! The best way to stop a scammer is to waste more of their time so that they get scoldings from their boss and eventually get fired 😂
@Frightmarelordofthenightmares
17 күн бұрын
You know what they say: Time is money
@hemavathikumar9123
17 күн бұрын
@@Frightmarelordofthenightmares 100% !
@LygerTheCLaw
17 күн бұрын
it's funny to think that they do this like its an actual job, sad truth it pretty much is in some of these countries. yet local authorities obviously dont care.
@melissagrant4178
16 күн бұрын
I once play we don't talk about Buno, they didn't called back
@Humanityiscomedy
16 күн бұрын
@@LygerTheCLawit is a job in these countries, these guys get up in the morning, put on clothes and get a coffee on the way to the scamming office, it's a full time job to them
“I think I’m gonna get raptured, ya know?” Grandma- giving scammers the responses that they deserve.
@TheBaumcm
14 күн бұрын
All I could think was “my soul is prepared”😂
@billybob-ro6qf
13 күн бұрын
@@TheBaumcm I hope so because JESUS is surely soon to come!
@billybob-ro6qf
13 күн бұрын
Everyone should be rapture ready for JESUS IS SOON TO RETURN!
"Pay up or he'll be reprimanded to the county jail". "Oh well that takes a whole lot off of my plate. Have a nice day." 😂
Awesome, I'm going to remember this and see what I can do to aggravate scammers. Love it.
She outsmarts the scammers by pranking them. Way to go Granny!
Oh my Lord when she said ‘I’m going to get raptured’ I spat out my drink😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️ Time to start your own channel gran💕
@adopt_a_dog
16 күн бұрын
Me too! Only mine was oatmeal and strawberry.
@SUGAR_XYLER
16 күн бұрын
Yeah, that always is a funny joke 🤣
@davidharrison7014
16 күн бұрын
"The Scammer Scammer"!
@lisahamrick5185
14 күн бұрын
😂 Yay Grandma! 🙌🏽🥰
@BreeziDeezi
13 күн бұрын
I need to get ready! 😂
We need this lady to teach classes to fellow senior citizens to raise an army of aware seniors to stop these scammers.
Oh having fun with them makes my day I dont get many calls anymore....unfortunately
Before my grandma passed she had this little flip phone. This poor women got so many scam calls the thing literally would ring every 5 - 10 minutes. I put it on silent, it drove me nuts! After years of this happening, I decided it’s time to fight back lol so I started answering and harassing them back lol I’d ask them what they were wearing, do they have plans later, I would tell them their voice was sexy, anything just to be an a$$ and make them laugh 😂 Sometimes I would be on the phone with one scammer and another would call in and I would three way them so they would chat with each other and I would remain quiet 😂 at times their coworkers would be in the background laughing. Good for this grandma! 💪🏼👵🏼
@elizabethmarielunacordoba9956
16 күн бұрын
The boss laughing 😂 knew what was happening lol 🤣
@ElisabethMount
14 күн бұрын
When I was about 14 we moved in with my mums fiance who got telemarketing calls CONSTANTLY. It was always easy to tell because they inaccurately pronounced his last name every time. I started giving reasons he wasn't currently available such as, 'im sorry, he's currently doing 8 to 10 at state for killing a telemarketer, may I please get your name and contact information to take a message and I will ensure it reaches him?' The weirdest ones were the ones that actually left contact information 😂
@sebastianwhalin743
14 күн бұрын
So you got revenge on someone attempting to steal money from your family by making them laugh? That hardly seems like fighting back lol
@lyndavonkanel8603
12 күн бұрын
@@ElisabethMount Oh, my gosh, I just laughed so hard reading your comment! Thank you! I'm going to try to remember it if I get a call for my husband.
@ShirlBussman
11 күн бұрын
@@ElisabethMount Hilarious! 🤣🤣
Love it! They should show videos to all seniors and elderly
@SUGAR_XYLER
16 күн бұрын
Absolutely. They should be warned ⚠️
This grandmother should get an Academy Award. She did an excellent performance.
We must unite to protect this Grandma at all costs!
Grandma is smart, funny and beautiful. I really enjoyed this. What a wonderful character.
What a funny and clever grandma!😂 She reminds me of my late 100 year old grandma who was still sharp when she was in her 90s.
@joski9030
17 күн бұрын
Mines 89 and she’s still as smart as a whip
@jwill5892
17 күн бұрын
She reminds me of a lady took care of. She unfortunately died recently at 88.
@jacobquiroga626
13 күн бұрын
I remember being with on of my cousin's Great-Grandfather a few times & he was definitely still sharp & kicking it into his 90s. He died in 2021 when he was 94.
That grandma did a huge favor for us all for prank calling those scammers
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
We should emulate her. I normally just robo-spite them, but I think I will just start picking these calls up. What fun!
@stanton-wr1ox
9 күн бұрын
@cheriem432 trolling them can be a bit tricky so it's best to ignore the calls
My granny just passed away at 90 today, this video reminds me of something she'd do if she had been more tech savvy 😅😅
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
My sympathies.
Back before social media I kept getting calls from funeral shops and was even getting AARP mail. All simply because I entered a different birthday on one of those grocery store drawings. Anyway, I had enough, so when someone called about burial expenses I began to “cry” and said, “My doctor told me my test was negative! What did he tell you? Did he say I was going to die? How much time do I have left?” That poor dude couldn’t get off the phone fast enough, after encouraging me to call my doctor for reassurance. They never called back.
Netflix should hire this Grandma she has great acting skills I can definitely see her as someone’s grandma on Netflix
She’s amazing. It’s horrible that these scammers tell you that a loved one died. Imagine all the heartbreak and possible hospitalizations that happened to elderly folks who thought it was real. We need to do a greater effort to crack down on the scammers and preventing those calls from happening
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
The scammers have no souls.
Goid for her. A great sense of humor is ageless.
She is the best!!! 92 and sharp as a tack. She owned these idiots!!! Master level
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
I hope she gets them fired! Such despicable people!
Not all heroes wear capes. Way to go Granny on wasting those scammers time and saving others from being scammed.
That sense of humour is unscammable, what an absolute legend of a lady
@billybob-ro6qf
13 күн бұрын
nothing funny about the soon coming rapture. PRAISE JESUS, He is soon to return.
Love the grandma . I hope every senior will see this all over the world and not get scammed.
This Grandmother was very wise and a good actress. God Bless her.
This lady is awesome! The longer she waste the scammers time, the longer those pathetic scammers feel frustrated lol
They don't stay on the phone long enough with me 😂
She is such a good actor!
She is one smart lady.
im gonna get raptured. I don't need all that stuff 😂 Great work
@billybob-ro6qf
13 күн бұрын
Rapture is TRUE & will happen soon. PRAISE JESUS, GLORY TO GOD!
People need to learn from this lady, this is how you fight scammers
I LOVE this grandmother! What a hero she is!
her laugh is insanely realistic
Get this lady in contact with Scammer Payback.
@robertschmidt9296
13 күн бұрын
That would be good.
@cheriem432
9 күн бұрын
I'm sorry; "Scammer Payback?
If anyone's a grandmother out here, please be careful and be like this grandma, prank and laugh believe me it's not going to waste your time, it's just going to make your day more better. ❤😂😂
I love her. She's adorable and doing a wonderful service.
She is a doll for giving scammers a taste of their medicine.
Finally! Old people who want to talk on the phone all day have people to talk too.
@grannyjoan3055
11 күн бұрын
You’re absolutely tight! I’m 83 and I do it all the time!
@purplerabbit7190
11 күн бұрын
We have people from overseas scam us, you can’t understand most of them. Some call back and use foul language to annoy you if you say I’m sorry I don’t understand your accent. Greetings from Melbourne Australia
@monaocupe815
10 күн бұрын
Perfect situation for both😁
@zoidmo3388
10 күн бұрын
😂
She may not know what tiktok is, but she knows a scam when she hears one 😂👏❤
Made my day sweetheart! I used to work a credit call center and it would break my heart when a senior would call in tears cause they put money on a card thinking they were helping a relative. You're a shining star ❤❤❤❤
Adorable! The granddaughter looks just like her! You can tell how much they love each other!
Granny found a new hobby 😅
Wow she looks in great health for 92! ❤️😁. Wish I can look and feel like that at 92 That’s if I even make it to that age!
@simonstevenson6686
17 күн бұрын
She looks better than my 88 year old grandma.
@user-fk1hc3rn5c
16 күн бұрын
Me too.
@jacobquiroga626
13 күн бұрын
Same! I'm not sure if I'll be able to live that long tbh. Might live 'til late 80s at max.
@jacobquiroga626
13 күн бұрын
@@simonstevenson6686For me, my grandma is currently 81 & she's still pretty sharp & healthy. :) She's done better than most of my past family members in their 80s.
I would have been like "I never even liked my grandson, just keep him."
@pamelabeth
13 күн бұрын
😂
It'd be funny if at the end of the jail phonecall she just said "oh wait, I don't even have a grandson!" 😂
I love seeing someone her age so sharp and with it. I lost my grandmother to Alzheimer’s at 73 so I’m sort of nervous around old folks due to the trauma of being around someone with Alzheimer’s. It’s healing to see that not everyone has lost their facilities.
This is great!!! This is going to be me because I always play along with the scammers when they call lol 😂
What a delightful lady! May you see 120!
Shes a legend the elderly need to do this more
This is a smart grandma!!!
"I think I am going to get raptured you know:"? Man, that made my day.
I love how that one guy has the nerve to be angry at HER for wasting HIS time.
She is doing all of us a HUGE favor!
Grandma was a golden one back in the day
She is already a good voice actress! She protected herself, and had some fun while doing it.
@goingslowlynowhere
11 күн бұрын
And protected others. Every minute you keep those predators busy is a minute less they can use to ruin someone elses life.
She doesn't even need the voice changer. Awesome.
That's how my 92 year old mom deals with phone scammers too. I love it
That's how you have fun at 92 I love it cause I do same thing at work I'ma have my fun
lol 😂 one time my Aunt got one of those scam calls and he asked her for money and she acted concerned and ask them you haven’t found the body right and the guy on the phone was shocked 😳 and he hanged up lol 😂.
@havsumora
17 күн бұрын
Omfg I'm gonna use that! I can't wait for my next scam call.
@Itzduhhistorygirl
17 күн бұрын
@@havsumora let me know how it goes 😁 usually when I get scam calls I don’t answer lol because I’m to much of an introvert.
@lyndavonkanel8603
12 күн бұрын
Good one!
@lyndavonkanel8603
12 күн бұрын
@@havsumora I might, too.
This grandma needs her own youtube channel!😁
Well done grandma! You deserve every one of those three million views, you're an absolute star!
That Grandma cracks me up!!! She is one smart lady to play pranks on scammers, and a lot of people need to take notes!!!! I am going to have to try some of these pranks!!!😂😊
This grandma is a legend. She's so smart. I love it.
Granny is a legend.
What a wonderful elderly lady. Smart & funny at the same time. God bless you.
Excellent work grandma. Love that she did that
Bravo, This Woman Can Teach A Few People How To Handle This Situation, Absolutely Brilliant!
Yeah, get 'em, Granny!! I HATE scammers!!
You can tell that this lady has been a blast to be around her entire life