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Scams targeting older New Yorkers now more common, successful, expensive
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoFBI said that elder fraud complaints to its Internet Crime Complaint Center grew by 14% in 2023,...
Family says 91-year-old Rockland woman is victim of credit card fraud
WFXT via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoVPNPro found people aged 60 and older were 517 percent more likely to be victims of an online tech...
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...
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...
More and more elderly people falling victim to scams, FBI data shows
WOI-TV Des Moines· 6 hours agoElderly people across the country are increasingly falling victim to scams, according to the FBI's...
Local woman loses over $20K in alleged internet scam; California man facing charges
WHIO via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoA California man is facing charges after allegedly taking part in an internet scam that took over...
State officials, AARP urge older adults to be on guard against financial scams
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoLast year, Maryland had the fifth-highest rate of reported impostor scams in the nation. The post...
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...
Beware of scams targeting senior citizens: Here's tips to protect yourself or a loved one
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agofraud operations for USAA. Bashore told USA TODAY one of the most important things to do is "to help...
Omaha man loses $200,000 in Bitcoin scam involving purported Chinese pornography outfit
Omaha World-Herald· 8 hours agoA 70-year-old Omaha man is out $200,000 due to a Bitcoin scam involving a purported Chinese...