ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Ameren Illinois is educating seniors on how to recognize utility scams. Older adults are the age group most targeted by scammers. Ameren visited with seniors at the Cahokia Heights Community Center, alerting them to the most common red flags. Ameren Illinois says the most common scams are utility...Read More
Oklahoma City organization urges older adults who fall victim to scams to seek help Jim Hopper, CEO of the Areawide Aging Agency, discusses the prevalence of scams targeting aging Oklahomans and encourages victims to seek help without shame. OKLAHOMA CITY — Scammers are constantly coming up with new tactics to steal money, and older adults...Read More
According to a new report from the Idaho Department of Finance, Idahoans lost $88 million to scammers last year, with fraud targeting seniors doubling from 2024 to 2025. Data from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center shows Idahoans over 60 lost about $37.4 million to scams in 2025, up from $18.7 million the year before....Read More
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Growing problems with it, Buyer beware of AI-Generated endorsement and senior scams. There is a growing concern about data centers and artificial intelligence due to the likely increased cost andeffect on our electric bills, increased costs and depletion of our water resources, and the terriblebuzzing sounds that data centers generate for those...Read More
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Two Del Norte High School students are helping senior citizens protect themselves from scams through StayCyberSafe, a San Diego-based effort that has grown into a national and international campaign with about 20 chapters around the world. Neil and Rohan Chandra show seniors how to identify and protect themselves from the latest scams. Brothers Neil and...Read More
ANDALUSIA, Ala. (WDNews) — Seniors will have an opportunity to learn how to better protect themselves from scams, financial fraud and exploitation during the Andalusia Fraud Summit on Thursday, Aug. 27. The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Andalusia Adult Activity Center, located at 401 Walker Ave. The...Read More
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Felony charges have been filed against 44-year-old Yongan Ma of Rosemead in connection with a fraud scheme that targeted an elderly Thousand Oaks victim earlier this year. On April 2, 2026, a senior citizen was deleting spam emails on her home computer when she clicked on a link that caused a...Read More
PORT ALFRED – More than 70 senior citizens gathered in Port Alfred on 19 August for a fraud awareness campaign aimed at protecting elderly residents from a reported rise in sophisticated imposter scams targeting their life savings. According to police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy, the campaign was hosted by SAPS Port Alfred in collaboration with...Read More
A former senior Foreign Ministry official, whose family had earlier reported him missing, has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for the theft of 6,000 visas, allegedly used to facilitate online scam activities. Tho Samnang was dismissed as Director-General of the General Department of Legal, Consular and Border Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign...Read More
