There are 3 scams that seniors may fall for more than others

I’m going to record this for the upcoming security hour on Throwback which will air at some point probably after NCSAM which we plan to do live.

The article comes from Kim Komando and her staff and its titled The scams seniors fall for most – And how to spot them and there are some sobering stats out there besides the three different types of scams.

Here are the stats:

• • Over 92,000 victims were older than 60.
• • It amounted to $1.7 billion in losses.
• • The losses increased by 74% compared to 2020.
• • The average victim over 60 lost $1,800 per scam.
• • 3,100 victims lost more than $100,000 to scams.

Here are the three types of scams:

• This is the most-reported kind of scam that targets older citizens. Through malicious email attachments or pop-ups on a website, they usually inform the
• Confidence fraud/romance scams
• Government impersonation

I suggest and they want you to send this article to those who need it. Seniors are not the only ones affected by these scams. Remember the best email ever? That best email ever was tricked in to turning over my email account for God knows what.

What about the other email I posted where they wanted me to call because I was supposedly charged for a service I wasn’t? All the same type of thing.

Questions? Feel free to ask, post them and lets discuss this one.