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Aging has a multitude of advantages. Most of us look forward to retirement, which means spending more time with the family and doing more of what we love. Then there is the advantage of wisdom that can only come to live a full life. But there is also a little obviousDisadvantages to aging, some of which involve illegal activity, according to the police. Read the rest to discover what the authorities warn the elderly and their family members to know - and how you can better protect yourself.

Read this then:If you are over 60 years old, the FBI has a new major warning for you.

Different authority agencies have issued warnings for the elderly, including the FBI. In a recent public service announcement, the former FBI directorWilliam Webster asked seniors to be aware offraud, which refers to programs that specifically target elders.

Webster himself was the target of a lottery scam in 2014, and although he was able to avoid losing money, all people in his age group cannot say the same thing. Now the police warn against an increase in criminal activity that distinguishes this vulnerable population.

If you have never been the victim of a scam, consider yourself lucky. The fraudsters have become more creative than ever, looking for targets on a certain age, which, according to them, are more likely to fall into their scams. According to New York State police (NYSP), they seem to beContinue these targets more often.

On June 8, the NYSP published a press release warning public members of the sharp increase in the number of scams directed against elderly citizens. In March 2022, the NYSP in the troop had treated 113 cases of fraud and, in 2021, the cases reached a huge 442. According to the press release, last year, about $ 1,000,000 were lost against fraudsters. Until now in 2022, losses have already reached $ 500,000.

The NYSP has described the different stratagems that are used to get money out. The crooks could call your phone and claim that they are a family member who fell ill or who has been arrested and needs your help. They could also call and claim to be a police officer, asking you to provide a deposit or funds to a family member who has been arrested.

Another call again has passed as a police officer, who will tell you that your private information - like your social security number or your bank account number - are "compromised", asking you to provide these figures to "check" the information they have saved. Of course, this is not the case, and they simply encourage you to give up confidential information yourself.

The crooks follow time, and they could decide to send you an SMS or send you an email instead. These messages indicate that one of your subscription accounts - such as your cable, Amazon or Netflix - has been "compromised" again and that the situation is urgent and needs your attention.

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To steal money, the crook will ask you to buy gift cards from a large retailer like Walmart, Target, Home Depot or Lowe's, said NYSP, with gift cards ranging from $ 50 to $ 500 . They could also ask you to send money, and this will probably seem suspicious - but they will ask you to wrap it in aluminum foil and use a lot of adhesive tape for packaging. More sophisticated crooks could request payment in the form of Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.

Whatever urgency that these appellants try to underline, the police warn that the situations posed are not realistic and not being part of the general protocol. According to the NYSP, the police will not contact family members for a deposit, and they will not ask for money to set situations with your social security number or your bank account. Police will not do you a text for information from your account during an investigation.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Police ask the elderly and family members to know these scams and to resist the desire to act immediately. Protect your information and never provide bank information or connect to your accounts while the appellant is on the phone. Take the time to check the identity of the appellant, said the NYSP, and ask him questions that a foreigner could not answer. You can also corroborate the situation with a family member.

Finally, never send the money that the appellant requests, because it is unlikely that you recover it. The NYSP confirmed that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation is working on these cases, but there are limits to what they can do. "Most of the time, the suspects are outside the country and due to the complexity of the cases, the victims will not obtain the money they have sent," the press release from the NYSP said.

Read this then:If you receive this police call, hang up immediately, officials warn.