Awareness is key to avoiding senior scams, says Minnesota investigator
Lisa Lovering is one of two senior financial fraud investigators for the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
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Lisa Lovering is one of two senior financial fraud investigators for the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
An FBI report revealed victims lost more than $3.4 billion as criminals develop increasingly sophisticated tactics in their scams.
Criminals target a woman before she undergoes surgery. In a haze of pain, she deposits money into a crypto ATM, learning too late that it was a scam.
Police in Lebanon County say they arrested two men who scammed a couple out of $24,000 and tried to get thousands of dollars more.
Don’t believe everything you see. Scammers are professionals at mimicking official seals, fonts and other details. Just because a website, email or caller ID looks official, does not mean that it is.