FBI: Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year
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The FBI received more than 100,000 complaints by victims of scams over the age of 60 last year, with nearly 6,000 people losing more than $100,000
  • LemmyQuest@lemm.eeOPEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    “The most commonly reported fraud among older adults last year was tech support scams, in which criminals pose over the phone as technical or customer service representatives. In one such scam authorities say is rising in popularity, criminals impersonate technology, banking and government officials to convince victims that foreign hackers have infiltrated their bank accounts and instruct them that to protect their money they should move it to a new account — one secretly controlled by the scammers.”

  • Vox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    6 months ago

    I can believe it…whenever I visit my father in laws house, who is 82, he gets a phone call like every 10 minutes, and it’s almost always one of these.

    • letsgo@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      You should get him a call blocker. If TrueCall exist in your part of the world I can highly recommend them. They have a few profiles available from mostly open to absolutely locked down with a whitelist.

      Edit: https://www.truecall.co.uk/ Might be UK-only. Have a look anyway as it’ll give you some idea of what can be done.

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    6 months ago

    I’m just thinking about some of the old, ignorant bigots I know… I should learn more about how these scams work.