January 3, 2024
According to the FBI’s 2022 Elder Fraud Report, Americans over the age of 60 lost $3.1 billion to fraud last year, an increase of 84% from 2021. That’s the highest loss amount reported out of any age group.
In this article in the Republican, our own Lisa Pandolfi shares ways consumers, especially the vulnerable senior population, can stay safe from fraud, and how Freedom Credit Union is protecting seniors from scammers by offering free educational sessions at area senior centers.