Dad nearly sent money to someone pretending to be me. How do we talk without humiliating him?
Family“You sounded upset. What was I supposed to do?” Dad said after I told him I hadn't called asking for money.
The caller claimed to be me, said my phone was damaged and needed $1,600 urgently. Dad began arranging a transfer. He stopped when Mum rang my usual number and found me at home.
My brother wants to tell the whole family so everyone knows to watch Dad's banking. Dad is furious about that idea. He hasn't lost money and says one frightening call doesn't mean he needs supervision. I agree that we shouldn't turn a near miss into a public judgment on him. I also don't want us to drop the conversation because he's embarrassed.
We don't know how the caller made the voice sound familiar, and I don't want to present a guess as a technical explanation.
What should we agree as a family before another urgent call arrives? And how much of this incident should we share when Dad wants to keep it between the four of us?