Older Americans were brought up in a long-gone era of simplicity and trust. Scammers are exploiting technology to concoct an ever-growing flood of frauds based on our poor understanding of modern telecommunications and our ingrained respect of authority. The crooks who make a handsome living stealing from seniors are up day and night, all over the globe, coming up with more schemes to drain our bank accounts and government benefits through fear and deception.
SNAP BENEFIT SCAMS
If you are a SNAP program recipient, there is a scam circulating where victims receive a text promising a $1,000 immediate payment in benefits by clicking a link. Click the link and you are delivered to a fake website that harvests all your personal information including your social security number, banking inform

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