Scammers frequently target senior citizens for many reasons. In many cases, they’re after their lifetime savings.
If you come across a pop-up on your computer that says … “To unlock the computer please call support immediately. Please do not attempt to shutdown or restart your computer, doing that may lead to data loss or identity theft.”
It’s probably a scam.
Iris Williams knows about elder scams.
“Just yesterday, I got the one on my computer, and now I know how to turn that off because I was panicked. I know I’m not supposed to call the number and I don’t, but I can never figure how to turn it off and I know that’s part of the problem,” Williams said.
That’s why she was among the hundreds of seniors who showed up to the senior scam-stopper event.
“I realize how easy it is to be scammed and I wanted to see what other scams might be out there,” Williams said.
San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, said they’ve been able to track nearly $98 million in elder-related scams across the county. She said that number does not even include scams that go unreported.
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