Telephone slamming where the senior citizen is tricked into switching their telephone service from their existing carrier to a new carrier. There is promise of lower rates and charges. The senior may not ever know that they have given the consent until much later. Magazine sales where telemarketers claim that they are just renewing a subscription but the magazine never gets delivered. Some telemarketers offer discounts and bargains but fail to disclose the overly lengthy subscription contract terms and total cost.
Credit card offers with phony promises of obtaining credit cards.
Many often target the senior citizen who has less than good credit histories and who ask the senior to provide them a fee up front and in advance. Lotteries and other jackpots including those sold across state lines and even out of the country. Business opportunities where the senior citizen hears exaggerated claims that promises huge potential profits that have no chance of materializing. Travel and vacation offers with free trips or highly discounted travel opportunities that seem too good to pass up. Most of these telemarketers sound like nice people and they spend time in an attempt to build some rapport with the senior citizen.