{"id":2803,"date":"2023-09-20T09:34:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:34:46","slug":"companion-care-at-home-seniors-and-online-scams-how-to-protect-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/companion-care-at-home-seniors-and-online-scams-how-to-protect-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors and Online Scams \u2013 How to Protect Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">According to a report released by the FBI, seniors lost almost $1 billion in scams in 2021. These typically come in the form of some type of financial fraud or internet scheme. These scams can present themselves as romance scams, tech support fraud, and lottery or sweepstakes scams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>How can you protect yourself?<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2804\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2804\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bigstock-scam-smaller-167795093-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"Companion Care at Home Roswell GA - Seniors and Online Scams \u2013 How to Protect Yourself\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bigstock-scam-smaller-167795093-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bigstock-scam-smaller-167795093-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bigstock-scam-smaller-167795093.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Companion Care at Home Roswell GA &#8211; Seniors and Online Scams \u2013 How to Protect Yourself<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you think you are being targeted, never share financial information, and do not allow anyone access to your accounts. Monitor your accounts and credit for any unusual activity like large sums of money being deposited or leaving your account or any loans that you did not apply for. Be sure to contact your local law enforcement agency as well as the financial institutions where your money is located and file a report.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are several senior organizations that offer help and tips. <a href=\"https:\/\/seniorplanet.org\/classes\/\">Senior Planet from AARP<\/a> offers tech literacy classes online and <a href=\"https:\/\/chimecentral.org\/chime-and-wedi-create-think-before-you-click-campaign\/\">CHiME<\/a> (the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives) has a resource \u201cThink Before You Click\u201d to help you determine when it is safe to release private medical information.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out these additional resources from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/older-adults\/money\/management\/avoiding-scams\">National Council on Aging<\/a> for more great information on how to avoid becoming a victim of online scammers and fraud.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4><strong>If you or an aging loved one is considering <a href=\"\/senior-care-services\/service-types#service-1\"><em>Companion Care at Home Services in Roswell GA<\/em><\/a>\u202fplease contact the caring staff at CaraVita Home Care today. <a href=\"tel:7706431712\"><em>(770) 643-1712<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a report released by the FBI, seniors lost almost $1 billion in scams in 2021. 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