Some scam stories hurt more than others. In this one, Janet lost her husband of 52 years, and days later, got a call from someone who claimed she worked with her husband’s former employer. There was a life insurance policy, the caller said, but there were unpaid premiums. As anyone [Keep reading]
INTRODUCTION Perhaps in no field do innovation and privacy collide as dramatically as healthcare. Treatments, medications, therapies — these might be the most intimate details of a person’s life, secrets that need safekeeping. At the same time, the wonders of modern medicine and the power of artificial intelligence promise to unlock [Keep reading]
Romance scams cost Americans $500 million each year, the FBI says. And the crime is soaring fast. Lonely people isolated at home during the pandemic are an attractive target for thee criminals. We’re currently exploring this awful phenomenon in a two-part podcast series at AARP’s The Perfect Scam. In last [Keep reading]
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