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Seniors are taking the brunt of financial fraud to the tune of $3.4B+. Learn the most common peer-to-peer, impersonation and other scams on the rise to keep your money safe.
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.
Knowing which scams are most commonly used to target older people can help. Two of the most common are the “grandparent” scam and romance scams, said Kathy Stokes, director of fraud prevention ...
The grandparent scam has been around for ages but in the midst of a pandemic, people are way more likely to fall for a hoax that involves a family member in crisis, according to the FTC.
People online sympathized with the author’s situation, offering various suggestions on how to help his dad avoid being scammed Reddit comments discussing a YouTube channel about elderly deepfake ...
In a GOBankingRates survey, 62% of respondents aged 65 and older said they have never been scammed, while only 52% of respondents aged 55-64 had the same response. Conventional wisdom has always...
The Justice Department has charged 64 people in a fraud case they say bilked $300 million from more than 100,000 victims. Scam artists selling bogus magazine subscriptions ripped off $300 million ...
A Grovetown woman was recently scammed by a thief claiming to be an actor in the show "Yellowstone". See other commons scams and tips to avoid them. Elderly Grovetown woman scammed by someone she ...