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With reports of elderly victims of political scammers on the rise, the payment giant that transacted $481 billion in the first half of 2024 says families need to get involved.
Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a "grandparent scam" in which hundreds of elderly people were defrauded out of millions of dollars, said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
Identity theft; Lottery scams; Medical billing scams and unnecessary medical care; Predatory or unnecessary lending (e.g. reverse mortgages) Tarmac scams [4] Technical support scam and IRS impersonation scams, in which an elderly person may be cajoled or threatened into paying large sums of money in the form of bank transfers or gift cards
And whatever you do, don’t send cash, gift cards, or money transfers. You can report scam phone calls to the FTC Complaint Assistant. Online scam No. 4: "Tech support” reaches out to you ...
Another, targeting the elderly, claims a free medical alert device has been ordered for a patient by a family member or medical doctor. An automated message says "that someone has ordered a free medical alert system for you, and this call is to confirm shipping instructions" before the call is transferred to a live operator who requests the ...
Fraudsters are preying on America’s seniors at staggering rates, with older Americans losing a whopping $1.9 billion to fraud in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission.Among the victims ...
For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Cornell woman has been charged with racking up more than $60,000 in theft from bank accounts and credit card charges after opening fake checking accounts for her elderly ...