BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - Scams are on the rise in Beaufort County, and a lot of them are targeting the elderly.

Federal officials say one out of every 10 adults over 60 will fall victim to some form of elder abuse.

On Tuesday in Bluffton, experts gathered at the Hargray Building on UCSB’s campus to discuss scams with residents that are on the rise in Beaufort County and across the state, how to prevent them, and how to report them so they can be investigated.

From romance scams, which residents had questions about during a roundtable discussion after seeing emails appear in their spam folders.

“I’d like to know from your perspective,” One concerned resident asked. “Do we have a lot of international actors at work, or are these domestic people that are preying on our seniors?”

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