"Last month, a pair
of Swampscott police officers were dispatched to a local Stop & Shop
to rescue an older man from Lynn. The man was rattled: A stranger had
called to warn that his Social Security number was compromised and he
needed to pay $2,500 to protect his identity. The man had withdrawn the
money from a nearby bank and was trying to convert it to gift cards, as
the caller instructed. A watchful supermarket manager alerted police.
"'It's heartbreaking,' Police Chief Ron Madigan said. 'We've seen some pretty significant scams, and we don't find out about many of them until the money's been wired out of the country.'
"Fraud attempts aimed mainly at seniors are at or near record levels nationwide, powered by expertly deployed technologies - robocalls, pop-up computer messages, and 'spoofing' with fake caller IDs that make incoming calls seem local. And the more law enforcement and educators step up efforts to prevent scams, the wilier the fraudsters get, adapting technology and tactics to stay one step ahead of the law."
A recent Boston Globe article reported on some of the senior fraud scams and on some of the ways seniors may protect themselves from such scams.
To access the complete Boston Globe report, please visit:
The Boston Globe: Senior scams proliferate as fraudsters deploy new tactics and technologies (6 JUN 19)
"'It's heartbreaking,' Police Chief Ron Madigan said. 'We've seen some pretty significant scams, and we don't find out about many of them until the money's been wired out of the country.'
"Fraud attempts aimed mainly at seniors are at or near record levels nationwide, powered by expertly deployed technologies - robocalls, pop-up computer messages, and 'spoofing' with fake caller IDs that make incoming calls seem local. And the more law enforcement and educators step up efforts to prevent scams, the wilier the fraudsters get, adapting technology and tactics to stay one step ahead of the law."
A recent Boston Globe article reported on some of the senior fraud scams and on some of the ways seniors may protect themselves from such scams.
To access the complete Boston Globe report, please visit:
The Boston Globe: Senior scams proliferate as fraudsters deploy new tactics and technologies (6 JUN 19)
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