'It Impacts Almost Every Family': Rick Scott Roundtable Spotlights Senior Fraud, Exploitation

Sen. Rick Scott leads panel in Miami-Dade to help combat growing scam threats to seniors

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott met with state leaders in Miami-Dade County on Thursday to address the increasing threat of scams targeting senior citizens.The panel focused on new and evolving technologies used by scammers to exploit vulnerable older adults, including the rise of “grandparent scams” that use artificial intelligence to mimic the voices of family members in an attempt to fraudulently obtain money.Repres…

'It impacts almost every family': Rick Scott roundtable spotlights senior fraud, exploitation

The Florida Senator who chairs the Committee on Aging is warning older people that they are prone to being ripped off amid a “growing threat of scams, fraud and financial exploitation.” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott led a roundtable in Doral where he and other stakeholders offered examples of how scammers target the unwary and suggested ways to avoid being conned. “Whether it’s a phone call from someone posing as a grandchild in trouble, a suspicious inv…