Warn Aging Parents Now About Online Phishing Scams

Holiday season is scammers’ season too. Millions of people shop online at this time, with record spending expected. If your aging parents are online shoppers, help them to see the tactics thieves use to steal their personal information.

Personally, I do a lot of online shopping for the convenience. I have gotten these fake text and email messages recently along with what are probably countless others who also shop this way. Scammers know that older adults may not scrutinize incoming messages as thoroughly as their younger family members do and they take advantage of it. This is exactly why younger family members and adult children of aging parents should alert their elders to the lurking danger. It increases during the holiday shopping season but it also happens all year long.