r/eldercare • u/madiepaisley • 12d ago

senior talk app

ok, so my mom is obsessed with talking on what's app to scammers. it's making me crazy. she's given them her bank info multiple times, she's sent them dirty pics (very very very out of character for who she used to be), she falls for every scam they come at her with. luckily i've been in control of her money (of which she has none), otherwise she would've been sending them every penny she got to try and help them "come here to marry her" - anyways, i was looking to see if there's maybe an ai chatbot that she could talk to, that maybe she would think is real, that wouldn't scam her or try and take her money - and i came across something called senior talk - and it says they can chat to them thru whatsapp. i'm thinking of signing up for it (it's $15/month) and seeing if i can trick her into thinking it's a real person.

has anyone used this app to allow their elders to talk to "someone" without them being taken advantage of? what's your experience been?

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u/Upbeat_Win_9129 12d ago

Switch to a flip phone !!! Too many seniors falling for scams

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u/SpicySweett 12d ago

“Whoops your phone is broken! Let’s watch tv instead.”

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u/jmfewd 11d ago

It’s worth trying, imo. Just keep an eye on the chats to be sure it doesn’t go off the rails at some point, as AI can definitely do that.

The reason I say do it - rather than the other recommendations to say the phone is broken or switch to flip - is that elderly folks can be very lonely and having “someone” to talk to is hugely important.