Seniors are frequent targets for fraud due to savings and tech gaps. Learn the most common scams and how older adults can ...

Complaints about the calls have risen, and some older Americans have discovered that their Medicare accounts were already ...

While scam artists target anyone and everyone they can if they believe there's a potential for a payoff, they sadly most often focus heavily on senior citizens. Why? That's because many retirees have ...

The county's Elder Justice Task Force, which was formed in 2020, says it has identified more than 4,600 local victims and more than $325 million in losses since its inception, resulting in state and ...

“It was a tough time for my wife and I…a year and a half later, it still hurts,” Chris said. In May 2024, on Chris’s birthday, a message popped up on his computer, saying it had been compromised, and ...

(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

ALL NEW AT NOON. THESE STORIES MAKE ME SO MAD. A WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN NEVER BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE OR HEAR ON YOUR PHONE. AND IN JUST THE LAST THREE HOURS, STATE ATTORNEY FOR ORANGE AND ...

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives are warning residents about ongoing phone and text scams targeting personal and ...

Ohio case highlights rising elder fraud risks: A scammer’s attempt to steal home equity through a reverse mortgage was thwarted. SmartPolicy technology stopped the crime: EquityProtect’s system locked ...

An elderly man who lost £35,000 in cryptocurrency scams which used AI-generated social media advertisements has been left feeling "broken". Eddie Rushe from Lurgan, County Armagh, fell victim to three ...