I'm thinking of giving Charlie primary job of answering the phones here. If I can get to the phone in time, I can usually tell if it's a scammer or telemarketer, but occasionally the kids beat me to it and end up answering.
Charlie was with us as Seth was telling us about a new scam call that had been hitting homes in our area, and we were talking about the importance of never giving out any information over the phone to people who call. Charlie wanted to know why so I said something to the effect of the callers just being after our money.
The very next morning, the phone rang and Charlie answered it. I could overhear a man asking to talk with "your Mom or Dad." Instead of handing me the phone, Charlie narrowed his eyes and said, "Wait....Are you just trying to take our money?" It ended up being an impressively believable recorded voice (impressive because it was apparently able to tell that a child had answered the phone), so there was no reaction to Charlie's impertinent question.
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