While I unfortunately did not have an opportunity to use my grandmother problem theory on anyone this week, I can think of a time where I used it around one year ago.
A coworker of mine posted an image on Facebook, the image depicted the iPhone notes page with a couple paragraphs stating that if she did not post it to her profile, Facebook would delete it. It went around as a scam and I saw a few other people who I know post it as well. These scams come and go like waves. One month you see it the next you don’t. I decided that I would leave a comment stating that this is not a true statement and a confirmed scam to which she responded stating that she did not care and would leave it up just in case. I decided not to press further and let her believe that Facebook would somehow hack her account and delete it all while still keeping her information for themselves.
Since then I have seen the same coworker fall for a few more scams, especially those that say they will somehow use her pictures or information if she does not share or re-post the image. I have decided to not interact with her anymore, as others have left similar comment telling her it is fake and she still responds that she does not care, she is still doing it.
If I were to do something differently I would maybe direct her to an article that reliably explains what a phishing scam is, considering she has fallen for them on multiple occasions.
