Yeah my mom fell for a scam a year back that started with a fake iPhone alert, proceeded to have her call a phone number and told her she need identity fraud protection, and then in this case asked my mom to drive to a convenience store with a bitcoin atm to make a deposit.
Fortunately we caught her before the last part.
But I think it wasn't cognitive impairment here as much as confusion followed by shame. And the scammers knew how to prey on the shame.
― fajita seas, Monday, 6 May 2024 00:28 (three weeks ago) link