More millennials than seniors losing money to scams

Comment #13

LottoBux — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:21:13 GMT

Wow,I Haven't Seen One Of These In Awhile.

Found These 2 In My Spam Folder The Other Day

I Wonder How Many E-Mail Recipients Actually Sent $$$

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Comment #12

grwurston — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:51:50 GMT

Excellent Advise

Comment #11

lettyvisto — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:52:03 GMT

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Comment #10

lettyvisto — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:47:49 GMT

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Comment #9

duckman — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:45:28 GMT

The number of scammers and the diversity of scams out there are at an all time high.

If everyone would follow this one simple rule, they would never get scammed by any of the common scams floating around: Never ever under any circumstances give out money or financial information to ANY unsolicited call, email, or letter you receive (this includes giving out your details on your credit cards, debit cards, bank account information, social security numbers, etc).

Unsolicited emails, uns... [ More ]

Comment #8

Coin Toss — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:52:39 GMT

G5,

Consider obituaries. They can be a literal gold mine for scammers. Mother's maiden name, birthplace and birthday give them a pretty good start. If the deceased had any siblings the siblings get targeted right along with the deceased. (Credit cards, etc....

Comment #7

GiveFive — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:04:03 GMT

First, I'm a cranky old curmudgeon!

Lemme just say that I aint ever been scammed, but more importantly, I aint ever gonna get scammed because I watch too much American Greed on CNBC. (I aint got nuthin else to do with my time, 'cept play the lottery)

The sentence immediately above to the aside, I'm always shocked when I see how easy it is for a con artist to give a big fat haircut to some poor unsuspecting innocent person. As we've watched the show, I've often wondered aloud to my wife if... [ More ]

Comment #6

music* — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:51:52 GMT

I have a debit card but no credit cards. But that is no protection because I was scammed anyway.

After a big win, I may just go cash. Stay off the internet for awhile.

I will use landline phones as I do now. The phone and snail mail will be the only way to reach me.

I will come back to LP as a guest on public computers. Tell everybody how I am doing.

Good Luck everyone

Comment #5

shadowlady — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:59:28 GMT

I managed to keep my mother informed of scams, and hubby keeps track of his parents, and helps them avoid scams.

Luckily I was always suspicious of things when groeing up.

Comment #4

grwurston — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:51:51 GMT

You're absolutely right gatorsok. I might add that once they realize they've been duped, they then realize how foolish they were to fall for it. And after that they are often too embarrassed to tell anyone.

Comment #3

grwurston — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:40:17 GMT

Older consumers are doing a really good job recognizing fraud when they encounter it, Vaca said. They're taking the next step to warn other people about it.

Us eternal crybabies are trying to warn you younger ones so you all don't get ripped off.

Judging by the second and forth paragraphs you're not listening.

Comment #2

gatorsrok — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:31:01 GMT

The article hints at it, but older people may be less likely to report fraud. I live in Florida and there is a large population of older people (e.g., god's waiting room). Many get taken advantage of by caregivers, relatives, financial advisers, etc and it never gets reported. Given their diminished capacity, many old people never report the fraud (or realize they were defrauded in the first place).

Comment #1

Kingofearth — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:18:36 GMT

The largest share of complaints overall came from people between the ages of 60 and 69 this group represented 19% of the reports the FTC received last year.

The eternal crybabies can't stop whining.

More millennials than seniors losing money to scams

Lottery Post — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:12:25 GMT

Forget the clich of the vulnerable senior citizen falling victim to scammers a larger share of young people reported that they lost money to fraud than older individuals did in 2017.

Among consumers ages 20 to 29, 40% of those who made fraud complaints to the Federal Trade Commission lost money, compared with just 18% of those who were ages 70 and older, according to an annual report from the federal agency released Thursday.

The report examined consumer complaints made to the FTC in 2017.... [ More ]