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FBI warns of uptick in scams targeting older people
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAhead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned it has seen a double-digit increase in reported elder...
Older Consumers at Risk for Financial Exploitation as They Go Digital
PYMNTS.com· 8 hours agoAs more baby boomers and seniors go online to get their banking done — making payments, investing...
Taylor Swift fans lose up to £600 as scammers hijack Facebook accounts
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoTaylor Swift fans have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket by fraudsters hijacking their...
What a Leading State Auditor Says About Fraud, Government Misspending and Building Public Trust
ProPublica· 20 hours agoProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. When the COVID-19 pandemic...
Lloyds Bank issues urgent warning of ‘devastating’ scam costing Britons £47,000
Daily Express· 2 days agoLloyds Bank is warning homebuyers of the rise in a significantly “costly” scam that could see them...
Smishing on the rise as DIY mobile phone masts used to send scam texts
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoFraudsters are building their own mobile phone masts to send scam texts to victims. In what is...
Scamming Seniors Is a Growing Problem. Wall Street Wants Washington to Stop It.
Barrons.com· 11 hours ago(R., Tenn.) and Jon Tester (D., Mont.), has languished in the Banking Committee and not yet come up...
RCMP warn 10 'money mules' to stop aiding investment fraudsters in B.C.
Houston Today· 5 days agoA federal RCMP unit says it is working to protect British Columbians from overseas investment scams...
A homemade cell tower allowed fraudsters in the UK to bombard people with scam texts
TechSpot· 4 days agoBritish authorities have arrested two suspects for allegedly running a "homemade mobile antenna" to...
Scams tied to Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs are surging. How to protect yourself
San Jose Mercury News· 13 hours agoOzempic, Wegovy and other new weight-loss drugs have proved so good at helping users shed pounds,...