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Spam calls targeting older adults – it’s a thriving market!

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Doesn’t look quite so good in Q1 2023, when there were 281 million ‘nuisance’ calls, bothering the recipient but not perpetrating fraud. Should people Report Fraud or Contact Medicare (advice from the FCC)? Perhaps it doesn’t proceed to fraud, but it is fraudulent, nonetheless. Do you believe that there were 54.6 Don’t bother.

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Older adults deserve more from media when it comes to scams

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The amount of robocall fraud is dropping – but the number of reported imposter fraud calls is growing – 46,000 reported in May. category tags: fraud protection. According to the article, it was because of a psychological phenomenon -- a ‘habitual reliance on people in authority.’ .

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Spammers, scammers, and the presumption of older adult stupidity

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And then, as with Medicare advertising, let's see how we insurers and brokers can maximize the profitability of our relationship. category tags: Scams -- all types , seniors and aging policy , Seniors , fraud protection , insurance

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From Phishing to Smishing -- a scam for all seasons

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Scaring seniors – the hyping of falls, fraud, and weather. Not just the weather scares -- how about scams and fraud? Last month, Investor Protection Trust released a survey of attorneys, most of whom have encountered some type of elder fraud in their practices. million Americans over 65 had already been victims of fraud.

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Policy action on aging and technology – let's expect results

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Online services and protection from scams and fraud? Nope – scams and fraud cost seniors $37 billion per year – and while banks have made efforts – and a 2018 law enables reporting of suspected fraud, there is a ways to go to protect seniors from financial exploitation – which saw a 12% increase in 2018.

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Robocalls and scams -- a phone-based war against us all

Aging in Place Technology Watch

And then there’s advice from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – which is nothing more than the list from NCOA. category tags: cell phones, smartphones , fraud protection. AARP’s list of suggestions is simple and even patronizing: "Stay alert" and "Give them nothing." No wonder we hesitate to answer the phone.

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Five FinTech Offerings for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

When irregular activity is detected our personalized alerts make a real difference in identifying potential scams, fraud or financial exploitation." Paper is not innocuous, it can be a portal to fraud and identity theft. SilverBills gets rid of much of clients’ paper, thereby reducing the risk of elder financial fraud."

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