Consumer Fraud Against the Elderly
Consumers lose more than $40 billion a year to telemarketing fraud. People over 50 years of age are especially vulnerable and account for about 56 percent of all victims, according to a recent study by AARP. Scam artists often target older people, knowing they tend to be trusting and polite toward strangers and are likely to be home and have time to talk with callers.
How to Protect Yourself
When you receive a call from someone unfamiliar and that person makes you uncomfortable or asks for money, the following responses may help you terminate the call:
Possible responses to UNWANTED callers include:
- “I don’t do business with people I don’t know.”
- “Please put me on your ‘Do-Not-Call List,’” “I’ll need to see written information on your offer before I consider giving you money” or “You can send that information to my attorney’s office at ….”
- “I’m not interested. Thank you and good-bye.”
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