Secretary of State urges Hoosiers to lookout for scams targeting elderly

Virginia State Police offers tips to protect elderly loved ones from scams

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- As different scams travel through the Commonwealth, the Virginia State Police is offering tips to help people protect their elderly loved ones. These tips come in time for June 15 -- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day -- which focuses on not only prevention, but a deeper understanding of how scams take advantage of older and more vulnerable adults. Many Virginians might be familiar with recent text scams that involve asking …

FBI warns of surge in 'phantom hacker' scams impacting the elderly

The FBI issued a public service announcement warning of a significant increase in 'phantom hacker' scams targeting senior citizens across the United States.

Secretary of State urges Hoosiers to lookout for scams targeting elderly

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FBI warns senior citizens about text scams

Photo courtesy gamma.app MIAMI – The FBI is warning senior citizens about a text scan targeting them. The FBI’s South Florida division says the people behind the fraudulent texts are out to swindle senior citizens out of their money if they respond by giving them personal information. Some of the texts are scams for romance, tech support, sweepstakes, home repair and grandparent concern. The grandparent concern scam is someone posing as a grandc…

Tips to help protect elderly from scams

Officials report that older people and vulnerable adults are at high risk of being taken advantage of by such things and at risk of identity and financial theft.