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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victims - AOL

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    Sixty people have been charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and vulnerable people nationwide, the U.S ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Voice phishing - Wikipedia

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    Voice phishing, or vishing, [1] is the use of telephony (often Voice over IP telephony) to conduct phishing attacks. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy; terminated in physical locations known to the telephone company, and associated with a bill-payer. Now however, vishing fraudsters often use modern Voice over IP ...

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