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2. Grandparent Scams: How To Protect Older Adults From Being ...

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   The National Council on Aging recently reported that 92,731 older adults were victims of fraud and scams in 2021, leading to $1.7 billion in total losses. These scams may be especially prevalent...

3. How to protect yourself and loved ones against ‘grandparent ...

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   There are steps people can take to protect themselves or family members when scammers demand large sums of money on short notices, according to the FBI. They include:e: Resist pressure to act ...

4. Mentoring for older adults about online scams is crucial in ...

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   According to AARP (American Association of Retired Persons), popular scams targeting older adults in 2023 include COVID-19 fraud, bills for diabetes supplies, flimsy medical equipment sales, bogus ...

5. Seniors, Beware of These Scams - AOL

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   Selling Anxiety. What to look out for: Scams often start with unsolicited phone calls offering products aimed at easing a person's fears. Calls such as these were at the heart of a case in which a ...

6. Association of Mature American Citizens - Wikipedia

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   Congressmember Kyrsten Sinema receiving the Friend of Mature Americans Award in 2016. The Association of Mature American Citizens ( AMAC) is a United States -based conservative advocacy organization and interest group, founded in 2007. Its president and founder was Daniel C. Weber, a retired insurance agency owner. [1] [2]

7. Sixteen charged in 'grandparent scam' that targeted elderly ...

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   April 30, 2024 at 9:22 PM. 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 ...

8. Elder financial abuse - Wikipedia

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   Elder financial abuse is a type of elder abuse in which misappropriation of financial resources or abusive use of financial control, in the context of a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, causes harm to an older person. The Older Americans Act of 2006 defines elder financial abuse, or financial exploitation, as “the ...

9. Scams targeting KY seniors are getting ‘more sophisticated ...

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   In 2022 there were 88,262 people over the age of 60 in the United States who were victimized by online scams mainly targeting seniors, according to a report from the FBI’s Internet Crime ...