The Elder Fraud Unit stresses using the “Five Ps” to spot scams — pretending, problems, prizes, pressure and paying. The ...

Email scams are targeting seniors at alarming rates, threatening life savings with a single click. Discover how families can ...

Scammers will go to rather extreme lengths to get seniors to give up personal banking information. Banks workers are doing everything they can to make sure those who could be victim to such crimes are ...

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Fulton County is rolling out a new program aimed at helping older residents protect themselves from online scams. The “Avoid Cyber Threats” program, or ACT will be available for ...

Kingston Residence of Marion is hosting a free senior scam prevention talk Jan. 29. Learn how to spot fraud and stay safe.

"Every single week, we have an elderly senior who sits in our office and talks about how they have lost everything," a ...

Older adults are more vulnerable to financial scams, with the FBI reporting that people aged 60 and older lost a combined $3.4 billion to scams in 2023. Scammers target this demographic because they ...

Lakeside resident Chris Heise and his wife could sense something was not right last year as they spent two days on the phone with individuals they now know were scammers. But the man and woman on the ...

Seniors tend to own their homes and have strong credit and ample savings, according to the FBI — all factors that make scams targeting seniors increasingly common. They’re also less likely to report ...

“Fraud!” shouted 66-year-old Beth Benoit, waving her hand in the air. Moments later, cheering and laughter erupted from fellow players as Benoit collected her second prize of the afternoon for winning ...