The Ansonia Police Department is warning residents about phone scams targeting seniors in the community. Scammers are posing as police officers, government officials and family members to demand money ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With online scams running rampant, local Offices for the Aging are urging seniors to act with caution when handling phone calls, ...

While scam artists target anyone and everyone they can if they believe there's a potential for a payoff, they sadly most often focus heavily on senior citizens. Why? That's because many retirees have ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social media pitches—drove the biggest losses, while phone ...

A lifetime of careful saving can now be undone in a single phone call, a fake website, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manatee County seniors are falling victim to scams daily — and the results can be disastrous, Bradenton police say. Fraud ...

Florida ranks first in the nation for fraud reports per capita, with scammers often targeting the state's elderly residents. Fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission climbed to $12.5 ...

Older Americans continued to lose billions of dollars to fraud in 2024, with scams increasingly exploiting trust, urgency and new technologies. The Federal Trade Commission said impostor scams, ...

The Oklahoma Department of Securities joins KOCO to address scams targeting seniors.