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

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Online scams are draining seniors’ retirement savings at an alarming rate, with San Diego County residents losing more than $130 million in just one year, according to the District Attorney’s Office. But two local high school brothers are fighting back with an innovative solution to help seniors stay safe online. Neil...Read More

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A recently passed Louisiana law is making it harder for cryptocurrency scammers to steal money from seniors after at least four elderly victims were targeted in elaborate schemes. The scammers told seniors in Louisiana and Texas their bank accounts were hacked, and there were child pornography charges on the accounts,...Read More

Every week, 700 million people use ChatGPT as a virtual companion, a search engine, or a guide for the perfect recipe. In the United States alone, nearly 8 in 10 older adults [PDF] have used artificial intelligence (AI) in some capacity. Increasingly, for frail and depressed elders, AI chatbots and applications offer caregiving support, combat...Read More