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DEAR HELOISE: I just read your column with the letter from Frank and Carol H., in Milford, Del., concerning scam calls. I am 84 and retired, and those calls are a nice respite from watching TV. The way I handle them is that after the obligatory "hello," I just respond to all their questions with questions of my own. Usually, my first question is: "Where are you calling from?" In response to whatever they say, I ll ask about the weather, or if there s an In-and-Out Burger there, or some other question that has nothing to do with anything, until they hang up. This takes up their time, and there s one less person they try to scam.