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Scammers may borrow your phone and drain your cash
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago"When somebody comes to us with a little bit of a sob story, like 'Oh, can I borrow your phone? I lost my phone,' or whatever it is," Plaggemier said,...
Don't be a victim: How to avoid rental property scams
KATC 3 Lafayette· 3 hours agoAs the need for affordable housing gets larger, that means there could be an increase in apartment...
Here's how to prevent older consumers from losing billions of dollars to scams
Consumer Affairs· 4 hours agoAs technology continues to advance and hackers get sharper, consumers are at a greater risk of...
Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIn 2021, there were more than 90,000 older victims of fraud, according to the FBI. These cases...
Fresno officials should have noticed a phishing scam that cost taxpayers more than $600,000, jury...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe city of Fresno lost more than $600,000 to to a phishing scam in 2020. Now, a grand jury says...
Scams targeting older New Yorkers now more common, successful, expensive
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoFBI said that elder fraud complaints to its Internet Crime Complaint Center grew by 14% in 2023,...
Rise in Channel Islands fraud and scam complaints, report says
BBC News· 5 days agoBanking fraud and scam complaints in the Channel Islands have more than quadrupled in a year, a...
Family says 91-year-old Rockland woman is victim of credit card fraud
WFXT via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoVPNPro found people aged 60 and older were 517 percent more likely to be victims of an online tech...
No, you probably didn't win a free vacation. Don't let these scams ruin your summer fun
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"It's to exploit an event, and then those people come to that event and the scam is on." Young...
Rural Ohio fire department loses hundreds of thousands of dollars to fraud
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoA rural Ohio volunteer fire department says it lost hundreds of thousands of dollars "as the result of a complex scam" and the current fire chief is on temporary leave of ...