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Danascot

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2. AARP had an article on scams aimed at seniors recently

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Tue Apr 27, 2021, 01:15 PM

Apr 2021

Frauds aimed at older adults are becoming more creative. “Scammers stay on top of whatever is new, such as the popularity of Zoom, COVID-19 vaccines and online shopping,” and then move fast to create ploys that best fit the moment, says Amy Nofziger, AARP's director of fraud victim support. Here are nine such frauds happening widely right now.

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/schemes-targeting-older-adults.html

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