My 83 year old, hard of hearing Mother has been the victim of some very nasty people pulling a scam on her. A woman has been calling my Mom and telling her it's very important to call her back at a "toll free" number.

We have a loved one in Iraq and Mom was afraid not to call the woman back at the numbers given. Apparently it's some kind of porn place. I have no idea what kind of charges Mom has incurred on her bill. I have spoken to Verizon and locked out all 14, (yes, I said 14), prefix numbers that charge a person for their calls. I loathe people who prey on the elderly.

I know many of you help take care of your parents and thought I'd better share this with you. When I asked my mother why she didn't hang up, she said, "It's very rude to hang up on people."

I know that sounds funny, but my poor Mother thought something very bad was going to happen to her if she didn't call those numbers. When I get her bill, I will be filing charges against these companies with the State Attorney General.

Jan