Why do old people always get fooled?

2020.8.30day242

I don’t know what method the people selling goat milk powder used to get my mother to buy a lot of it. My mother had diarrhea after she bought the goat milk powder last year and threw it away without daring to eat it. She just called me again and said that the goat milk powder this time was of good quality and she wanted to send me some. I said no, and she was still angry.

We often tell my mother not to be fooled. Every time she is fooled, she will explain to the salesperson who deceived them, saying that they were not fooled and that they bought voluntarily. There is really no way.

Speaking of scams, there are all kinds of scams, including telecommunications scams, pyramid schemes, recruitment scams, investment and financial management scams, enrollment scams, health product sales, etc. These scams all have one characteristic, a trap waiting for you to be fooled. I think the reasons why my mother and other elderly people are obsessed with scams should be:

1. Arouse the sense of existence of the elderly

The elderly are the main group who are deceived, and the setting up of the scam can effectively stimulate the sense of existence of the elderly. It creates a sense of presence for the elderly. The young people in the family are busy with work and do not have much time to spend with the elderly. The old man is lonely, and three or five old friends meet up. Today there are free eggs, pots and pans and other things to receive, tomorrow he will experience the excellent health care products, and the day after tomorrow, a certain real estate purchase will be refunded in full. There are always too many "good things" Waiting for the old people. Suddenly, there were many young, handsome, gentle and beautiful girls and boys around the old man, shouting "Mom and Dad" around him. They thought about what "Mom and Dad" thought and were worried about what "Mom and Dad" were worried about. Parents who have been brainwashed buy a bunch of goat milk powder today, a health quilt tomorrow, and keep buying and buying...

2. The temptation of low risk and high return

Scams are often set up to be low risk, high reward. Most of the elderly have savings for retirement. They listen to scammers who say that the interest rate on the money in the bank is low and the return on investment and financial management is not as high. The elderly do not understand the risk assessment and do not discuss it with their families. They are deceived by scammers and tempted by high profits. They are deceived. Natural. My friend's father secretly invested hundreds of thousands of his pension money in a financing company. Unexpectedly, after only two or three months of high interest, the financing company closed its doors and the buildings were empty. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were lost.

3. Talk about the health of the elderly

The elderly will have some physical problems to some extent, and dizziness is common, so health care has become the most important thing for the elderly. As soon as I hear about any special medicines or health care products for elderly diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., I immediately believe in the miraculous effect of "medicine can cure the disease" and it is natural to donate generously. It’s hard to find any of our colleagues’ parents who have never bought health care products.

4. The elderly have limited information.

The elderly have limited channels for accepting new things, new ideas, and new concepts. They have limited information and are easy to listen to the rhetoric of scammers and are easily fooled.

It seems that I have to teach my mother a lesson and ask her to persuade their old sisters from the following aspects:

1. Don’t be greedy

Advise the elderly not to be greedy, as pie will not fall from the sky. As the saying goes, "The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant." Human desires are endless and cannot be allowed to expand. It is necessary to persuade the elderly to maintain a contented mentality, to know how to enjoy the indifferent happiness of life, and not to compare. If they are not greedy, they will not be easily deceived.

2. Don’t believe it

Advise the elderly not to be obsessed with everything. Be more vigilant, strengthen your vigilance, don’t trust others easily, communicate more with your family, think more, consult more, and protect your own information. It is best not to go to places with low prices or gifts, and stay away from danger. source.

3. Don’t be idle

Advise the elderly to read more books and newspapers when they have nothing to do, and to participate in the study of senior universities. Nowadays, universities for the elderly have calligraphy classes, dance classes, painting classes, choirs, musical instrument classes...the content is rich and all-encompassing. The elderly should participate in such learning activities to enrich their old life, feel safe and happy in old age. , it is not easy to come into contact with scam traps.

I reflected on myself. As a child, I should pay more attention to the life and study of the elderly, spend more time with the elderly, communicate more with the elderly, understand the ideological trends of the elderly, and help the elderly enrich and enrich their old age. In life, explain various scams and tricks to the elderly. The elderly will not be easily fooled after they have seen them and listened too much.

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