KnowBe4 has published research on deepfake and voice-cloning risks in Singapore workplaces. The study found that Senior Managers were the group most likely to comply with an AI-cloned Chief Executive Officer voice before verifying it. Based on a Censuswide survey of 500 Singapore-based office workers, the research examined how employees respond to AI-generated messages that...Read More
Globe Telecom provides online scam prevention training for 600 seniors in Makati City Philippines operator Globe Telecom has partnered with the Makati City Government to conducted a digital safety training session for more than 600 senior citizens. The training programme focused on online fraud prevention and the safe use of mobile devices and digital services....Read More
Anyone can fall victim to a scam, but adults over 60 are especially vulnerable—and often face more substantial financial losses. A report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that reported fraud losses among older adults spiked last year, with seniors reporting approximately $3 billion in losses. That represents a 25% year-over-year increase and...Read More
Home Newsroom AG Labrador Warns Idaho Seniors About Medicare Phone ScamsBOISE, ID — Attorney General Raúl Labrador is issuing a consumer alert today warning Idaho seniors about Medicare phone scams that have generated a surge of complaints to his Consumer Protection Division. The scam typically involves a caller claiming your Medicare card has expired, been lost,...Read More
NASHVILLE — U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) released the following statements after President Trump signed into law their bipartisan legislation, the Romance Scam Prevention Act, to require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app.“Scammers prey on Americans...Read More
Petaluma police are warning the community about scams victimizing local seniors after receiving multiple reports in a single day of people being swindled out of more than $315,000. In an online notice posted Sunday, Aug. 30, the Petaluma Police Department stated, “This week, in a 24-hour period, officers responded to four different calls for service...Read More
HICKSVILLE, Long Island (WABC) — A Queens woman was arrested and charged with attempted grand larceny after a 70-year-old Hicksville woman was allegedly persuaded to send nearly $1 million as part of an elder scam, Nassau County police said.According to police, a woman identified in court records only by the surname Tierigeli claimed to be...Read More
Noida: On Oct 3, an 82-year-old lost Rs 50 lakh to an online investment scam. In July, a retired official was cheated of Rs 35 lakh during a three-day-long “digital arrest”. An 83-year-old doctor broke her fixed deposits to pay fraudsters.From just 14 cases in 2020, the number of cases registered at the cybercrime police...Read More
Ekaterina Demidova | Moment | Getty ImagesFraud losses reported by older Americans jumped in 2025, driven largely by an increase in victims losing sums of at least six figures, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission.Americans ages 60 and older reported losing about $3 billion to fraud last year, a 25% increase...Read More
Fraud losses reported by older adults increased fivefold between 2020 and 2025, leaping from $600 million to $3 billion, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday (Oct. 19). The FTC shared this data in a press release outlining findings from its report to Congress, “Protecting Older Consumers 2025-2026: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission.”...Read More
