Americans over 60 lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023, up 11% from 2022 Tech support scams were the most common; investment scams were the costliest Over 100,000 complaints were filed by seniors, with ...

Tech-support scams cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Seniors are particular targets of the crooks, sometimes losing their life savings. The scam often starts with a call, email, ...

The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves a coordinated team of fraudsters posing as tech support, financial institutions, and U.S. government agencies to convince victims their devices and money are at risk ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Jortty, Inc., today launched its AI-powered tech concierge to combat the $28 billion annual fraud economy, which disproportionately affects older ...

Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

Paddle will pay the FTC $5m to settle allegations that it processed payments for tech support scammers. The UK-based payments firm will also be permanently banned from processing payments for tech ...

Scams that target elderly people are far more common than you might expect. Thousands of seniors fall victim to financial fraud, government impersonation, romance scams, and tech support scams each ...