The holiday season is creeping ever closer — it will have snuck up before you know it — and among the strings of lights going up and cheerful promotions filling your inbox a darker seasonal pattern returns: scammers.
While scammers “work” year-round, they certainly ramp up during the holiday season, sending polished text messages, placing deceptive calls, and creating false social media accounts to target older adults. What begins as a friendlyseeming message or urgent warning can end in life-altering financial losses — especially for seniors.
What are the facts?
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