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Savvy Senior: Top senior scams and how to avoid them

"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?" ...
Americans lost at least $16.6 billion to scams in 2024, according to the FBI, and the real number is almost certainly far higher because many victims never report the crime.
In my computer service business, we regularly get calls from users that have been scammed. Some have let a remote scammer onto their computer and get their data/passwords stolen, while some get taken ...
Knowing the most common scams is the first line of defense. Here’s a list of scams that seniors should watch for.
Slam the Scam Day began as an awareness initiative focused on government impostor scams where fraudsters pretending to be from agencies like Social Security in the U.S., HMRC in the UK, tax ...
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 ...
Hackers are pretending to be solving a spam problem but are actually deploying backdoors.
Fraudsters love tax time almost as much as the IRS does. Protect your identity and your money by learning how to spot scam calls, phishing texts, and other perils.