Scams targeting seniors are on the rise. In 2024, older adults in Canada lost 178 million dollars to financial scams, a 300 percent increase from 2020, according to a House of Commons committee report. This is also an underrepresentation, since many people do not report when they’ve been scammed, out of embarrassment. Radio Waterloo interviewed...Read More
Open this photo in gallery: Brenda Davis-White asks Gavin Koh a question during a tech tutoring session at her home in Sidney, B.C.Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail Brenda Davis-White, 76, calls herself “a bit of a Luddite.” She says that as a retired operating room nurse, she had a career that required the use of...Read More
While tech leaders warn that continued use of artificial intelligence (AI) could have long-lasting consequences, Michiganders and local lawmakers have been sounding the alarm about how the technology is making online scams faster, more convincing, and harder to detect. Reports show the combination is impacting everyday Americans’ ability to save for the future. Michiganders are...Read More
Wythe County Sheriff’s Office (WSLS 10) WYTHE COUNTY, Va. – On Friday, the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office announced the PAUSE Program, a new initiative that intends to protect local senior citizens from scams. Currently, ConfirmOk calls seniors who live alone daily to confirm their well-being. The PAUSE Program is an expansion of that effort that...Read More
Cedric van Wyk is a long-serving, senior Western Province Athletics (WPA) and Athletics South Africa (ASA) technical official who appears to be scamming athletes and administrators, including other WPA officials. Van Wyk advertised an all-inclusive World Athletics (WA) endorsed trip from Cape Town to Botswana for the World Relay Championships. The trip was bogus and...Read More
EUGENE, Ore. – A Eugene senior lost nearly all of her savings after falling for a fake job scam that promised easy money rating apps online, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said the woman gave scammers $80,000 since February while only receiving $1,000 in pay. She was recruited by someone pretending to...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – AARP Kansas held a class on how seniors can spot scams during the Aging Untold Expo at West Ridge Mall. AARP Kansas Director Glenda Duboise said the class covered scams delivered by phone, text, and email, and gave seniors practical ways to protect themselves. “We have our senior advisor from the...Read More
Pennsylvania has more than 3.5 million residents aged 60 or older, more than one-quarter of the commonwealth’s population. It ranks fifth in the nation for its number of elderly citizens, according to the state Department of Aging. As Pennsylvania’s population is aging, many are taking advantage of our seniors with scams that bilk some of...Read More
The telephone rings. The caller says a grandchild has been arrested and needs bail money. Another caller claims to be a sheriff’s deputy and says there is a warrant for missing jury duty. Someone claiming to be from a bank warns that an account has been compromised and the money must immediately be moved somewhere...Read More
