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Seniors & Family scams
Guides written for older adults and the family members who help them, including how to talk about fraud without blame. There are 4 seniors & family guides on Scam Wise.
This hub is for two readers at once: an older adult who wants to recognise fraud early, and the adult child, caregiver or friend who helps sort it out afterwards. It gathers the cons that lean on family feeling and on trust in institutions, including a call that sounds like a grandchild in trouble, government impostors from Social Security or Medicare, and prize or lottery claims. The AI Grandparent Scam: When a Loved One's Voice Is a Fake and Protecting Seniors from Scams are the two to read first, and Safeguarding Seniors - Protecting Older Adults from Scams goes further into the conversations that keep a household safe.
The one habit that helps most is never deciding alone. Agree on a family code word, hang up, and call the relative back on a number you already have saved, then tell a second family member before any money moves.
Every seniors & family guide
The AI Grandparent Scam: When a Loved One's Voice Is a Fake
The call sounds exactly like your grandchild because scammers now clone voices with AI. Learn how this upgraded grandparent scam works, why it is so convincing, and the simple family plan (including a code word) that stops it cold.
Read: The AI Grandparent Scam
Protecting Seniors from Scams
This guide is especially for those of us caring for seniors – or who are seniors ourselves (though the advice is useful for everyone).
Read: Protecting Seniors from Scams
Safeguarding Seniors – Protecting Older Adults from Scams
Our parents, grandparents, and senior friends have a wealth of life experience, but they didn’t grow up with today’s technology – and criminals exploit that learning curve.
Read: Safeguarding Seniors – Protecting Older Adults from Scams
Guarding Your Identity – How to Prevent Identity Theft
This newsletter is all about identity theft , which is often called “the scam of all scams.” That’s because having your identity stolen can lead to many kinds of fraud – credit cards opened in your name, loans, tax filings, even criminals impersonating you if they get caught.
Read: Guarding Your Identity – How to Prevent Identity TheftGet the scam alerts that matter
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