Brains and Losses

Age of fraud: Are seniors more vulnerable to financial scams?

Changes to the brain make seniors prime targets for financial fraud.

Brains and Losses

If you’re worried about scams, change your password

Brains and Losses

The top financial scams of 2018

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Scammers target seniors—here’s how to talk about it

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Where to find more information on elder financial vulnerability

Brains and Losses

Concerned about financial scams? Here’s your guide

Sasa Woodruff May 16, 2019

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Brains and Losses: Part VI

by David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, Eliza Mills, and Daniel Shin May 24, 2019

Scammers are not always a faceless voice on the phone.

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Brains and Losses: Part V

by David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, Eliza Mills, and Daniel Shin May 23, 2019

Suspicious or unusual bank activity can often signal a scam; but should a teller be able to monitor a long-time account holder’s ledger activity to flag a possible scam?

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Brains and Losses: Part IV

by David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, Eliza Mills, and Daniel Shin May 22, 2019

Financial scammers are part of coordinated efforts to target victims. The Federal Trade Commission took in more than a half a million complaints of imposter scams alone in 2018. But finding and convicting perpetrators is rare. Marketplace Morning Report’s David…

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Brains and Losses: Part III

by David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, Eliza Mills, and Daniel Shin May 21, 2019

What changes to the brain might make a person more vulnerable to financial scams?

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Brains and Losses: Part II

by David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, Eliza Mills, and Daniel Shin May 20, 2019

What happens when you're scammed out of almost $200,000?

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Where to find more information on elder financial vulnerability

by Eliza Mills and Sasa Woodruff May 17, 2019

Here are some reputable sources for preventing and reporting scams.

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Brains and Losses: Part I

by David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, Eliza Mills, and Daniel Shin May 17, 2019

Experts say it’s time for a national conversation about protecting seniors from scams.

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The top financial scams of 2018

by Jana Kasperkevic May 16, 2019

Billions of dollars are lost every year. Here’s what to look out for.

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Scammers target seniors—here’s how to talk about it

by Eliza Mills May 16, 2019

Four questions to help you start the conversation.

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