caregiver scams and sweepstakes scams. Sharing personal information online or in person can lead to fraud, and seniors will want to be careful about responding to messages or answering questions ...
HOUSTON - Seniors lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023, up 11% from the year before, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. The average loss was $34,000. Senior advocates say ...
Two recent situations in my life show why I believe that the nature of these scams makes seniors particularly vulnerable ... gift cards will sell them online. I have even discovered a couple ...
ELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WETM) — Senior citizens will have the chance to learn how to avoid falling victim to scams during an ...
By DEB MILLER, JD West Virginia Senior Legal Aid Looking for ways to avoid being financially exploited? In today’s world, an ...
FloatMe is an online cash advance provider that failed ... tens of millions of dollars from consumers, many elderly, in tech support scams. Another case I haven’t written about involved a ...