Plato, artificial intelligence and assisted living facilities don’t have much in common. But for Charlie Landers, a student at Western Reserve Academy, reading Plato’s “Republic” sparked an interest in the philosophy of human ethics and technology. This experience recently led him to create workshops designed to help Akron seniors avoid cyber scams. Landers, 16, has...Read More
2. Recovery scams Getting scammed is horrendous. Getting re-scammed may be worse. That’s what happens with recovery scams: Criminals promise to help victims recoup their losses and charge fees for their nonexistent services. “I think we’re going to see a lot of recovery scams,” Nofziger says of 2026, pointing to the continued growth of scams...Read More
Just a few short years ago, artificial intelligence (AI) seemed like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. But with AI language models like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, voice assistants like Alexa; and image recognition software like Google Lens, AI is no longer an abstract idea—it’s here. Unfortunately, while AI has many positive...Read More
Older Americans are losing more money than ever to scams, according to a new Federal Trade Commission report to Congress, with losses climbing sharply over the past four years. The FTC’s 2024–2025 report on protecting older consumers shows total fraud losses among adults 60 and older have quadrupled since 2020 rising from about $600 million...Read More
For 30 years Neil* worked as a senior executive at a large banking group, undergoing regular training on fraud prevention. But a WhatsApp message that arrived when he was distracted at a wedding bypassed his years of financial expertise and cost him £3,000. Neil’s daughter, Alice, had moved to Australia a few days before and she...Read More
Scams are becoming harder to detect as new technology develops, making elderly people increasingly vulnerable, according to officials with the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA).Advances in artificial intelligence are allowing scammers to use computer-generated voices that sound like real people, making it difficult to tell the difference during phone calls or messages.“AI is getting...Read More
Cyber expert shares tips to avoid AI phishing scams Kurt ‘The CyberGuy’ Knutsson shares practical ways to avoid falling victim to AI-generated phishing scams and discusses a report that North Korean agents are posing as I.T. workers to funnel money into the country’s nuclear program. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Email scams...Read More
Dear Savvy Senior: My adult kids keep warning me about scams, but it’s hard to know which calls and messages are dangerous. What scams are most commonly aimed at seniors right now? — Almost 80 Dear Almost: Your kids’ concerns are well founded. Financial fraud is a massive – and rapidly growing – problem for...Read More
Getting scammed wasn’t on Phyllis Weisberg’s radar. She was a trusting soul who believed most people are good and honest. But after accepting “help” from fraudsters posing as tech support reps, the unsuspecting 90-year-old lost $20,000 to their scheme.. Phyllis is not alone in her experience—far from it. Data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complain...Read More
