We may have entered the digital age, but the telephone remains a key weapon in a scammers' arsenals. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received about 1.25 million fraud complaints in 2020 in which a contact method was identified, and in nearly 1 in 3 cases a call was the swindler’s way in....
Kiplinger Article: Watch Out for the Elder Fraud Web Scams Range from Petty Theft to Embezzlement
Your parents may need your help.
By Miriam Cross
There were warning signs: A constantly ringing phone. Bank accounts in disarray after an apparent hack. Messages from her family that went unreturned for days because she was extremely busy. A new man in her...