The Glasgow Police Department urges anyone who believes they may have been targeted by a scam to report it to police.
Better Business Bureau president and CEO Randy Hutchinson gives consumers tips on how to avoid scams and protect assets.
The FTC's 2024–2025 report on protecting older consumers shows total fraud losses among adults 60 and older have quadrupled ...
As technology becomes more essential to daily life, many older adults face a growing challenge: navigating devices, apps, and online risks that seem seem to evolve every week. One young entrepreneur ...
Darlene Mosher and her husband, Bill, say they fell victim to a scam last month and lost $35,000 they may never see again.
Last year, Americans over the age of 60 lost nearly $5 billion to online scams. This is an all-time high and a 43 percent jump from 2023, according to the FBI. Those over 60 suffer the largest ...
Senior citizens are prime targets for scams due to isolation, perceived wealth, and sometimes cognitive decline, making awareness and vigilance crucial. Common scams include Medicare fraud, tech ...
Recent Federal Trade Commission data shows American consumers lost more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023 — the highest total ever recorded. And with fraudsters constantly switching their tactics and ...
An FBI Elder Fraud Report shows scams resulting in financial losses increased 11% in 2023 when the victim was over the age of ...
While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...