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The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...
Here are some tips to help protect yourself from Social Security scams: Check your credit history: Any unusual changes or flags on your credit report could indicate trouble with Social Security ...
Elder financial scams are skyrocketing, with suspected fraud against seniors up nearly 50 percent in 2023, according to Thomson Reuters data (and 2022 was already a record year, up 50 percent from ...
“Social media apps, particularly TikTok and Instagram, have become prime venues not only for scamming younger consumers but actually recruiting them into a life of fraud,” said Kevin Lee, vice ...
4. Gone Phishing. Seniors did not grow up with email, so some are still unaware that if a message comes into the inbox from the IRS, Social Security Administration, Medicare or the bank, it's ...
Social Security scams have become more widespread in recent years as more fraudsters seek out targets on social media and make use of increasingly sophisticated technologies. In 2022, the total ...
Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy. August 16, 2023 at 9:00 AM. jetcityimage / Getty Images. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the largest federal nutrition assistance program, which ...
July 21, 2022 at 1:08 PM. Kameleon007 / Getty Images/iStockphoto. The latest scam is claiming that adults over the age of 51 can get a spending card through certain government programs. However ...