AI Technology Is Making Scams More Complex and Harder for Seniors to Uncover

October is the season for spookiness, but none of Halloween’s haunts holds a candle to the frightening reality of the latest senior scams. Older adults have long been the target of scammers, who prey on their perceived vulnerability and loneliness. Yet technology is making scams more complex, and it can be difficult for even the […]

Internet Safety: Scams Targeting Seniors Have Huge Financial Impact

We have always been familiar with the tendency of frauds aimed towards older adults – suspicious telemarketers who reach out to those who are frail, isolated, and lonely, befriending them for the intended purpose of obtaining banking account information and bank card numbers and then depleting funds. Or those who promise contest prizes and freebies […]

Scams Targeting the Elderly: What to Look For

We are all inundated with those annoying robocalls and unwanted telemarketer solicitations, and even though it may seem simple enough to avoid falling prey to a scammer, it is actually quite simple to get taken in by what seems like a plausible scenario – especially for older adults. As a matter of fact, an astounding […]