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Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults

Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults

Released Monday, 22nd April 2024
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Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults

Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults

Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults

Anyone Can Fall For Scams, Not Just Older Adults

Monday, 22nd April 2024
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Producer: Max LubbersEditor: Meha AhmadWhile anyone can get scammed, older adults tend to face higher fraud losses. Victims over the age of 60 lose a collective $28.3 billion annually to scams or financial abuse, according to an AARP report. Still, people of any age can fall for these and other scams. Reset learns more about how to protect yourself and your loved ones with Chicago Sun-Times’s Stephanie Zimmerman, Wayne State University’s Peter Lichtenberg, and Chicago Fed’s Leslie McGranahan.

For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset. Mixer: Brenda Ruiz

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