Grandmother Gives Herself a Laugh by Trolling Scam Callers

A 92-year-old grandmother in South Carolina gave herself and her granddaughter a good laugh when she decided to troll scam callers who were trying to fleece her.

Cheyenne Toney recorded these videos of her grandmother, or “Bumma,” as she’s known by her family, in March and April. Toney told Storyful her grandma receives “a lot” of spam and scammer calls.

“She loves messing with them and getting a good laugh!” Toney said. “Bumma is 92 and lives alone with a sound mind and great sense of humor. She gives us plenty of entertainment!”

In the video, Bumma tells one caller she believes she’s going to get “raptured,” and so doesn’t need any earthy possessions. On another day, she asks a caller for a senior discount to which the caller responds that she was “wasting” their time.

In the last clip, a scammer is attempting to convince her someone she knows was arrested and she needs to send bail money. She feigns hysteria to the point where the scammer hangs up on her. Credit: Cheyenne Toney via Storyful

Video transcript

Yeah.But you know what?I can't help it because I, you know, you believe in God, do you just believe in God?I, I think I'm gonna get raptured, you know.Did you ever hear the rapture?Oh, I know.Well, so I don't need all that stuff.Jesus is coming back soon and he's gonna take me up in the class and, you know, are you ready?Are you ready to go?Are you, uh, I get a senior, uh huh.I get a senior discount.Mhm.So, can you give a cheer to me?Oh, well, I'm sorry, you wasted all this time.No.No.Oh.Oh.Uh, I believe, I believe someone like you, you are wasting my time.You're kidding with me, right?Why would I do that?I'm not kidding with you.I'm kidding.00, I get, you're kidding with me, right.You're kidding with me.That's what I would do.Why would I do that?Because you have your time call and like you are wasting my time.You're kidding with me?I, what I didn't call you, you called me and you and the other vehicle there was a lady injured and rushed off but a very critical condition.Oh my.Oh my.That's so bad.Oh, poor dear.Oh, my gosh.What am I gonna do?What am I gonna do, lady?Well, he needs to stop the bill to get relief, ma'am.Are you able to help him with that?Oh, I don't know.I, I don't, I'm, I'm a widow lady.I don't have much money but I have a little bit.How much are you able to help him with?Um, well, I think my social security, I just think I got that, but after I have everything paid I only have like, um, $400.Yeah.Huh.Uh huh.Because I have to pay my rent and my groceries and I'm a widow lady, you know, and that man that you wait, but that's not gonna, oh, well, what's gonna happen to him then he's gonna get remanded to the county and, oh, no.Oh, if you can't help me.Hello?Hello.LA?You're not good.