The coronavirus pandemic opened up more opportunities for scammers to steal money from consumers.
Social isolation and vulnerability to scams and fraud.
Moreover, social isolation may also increase the risk of someone becoming atargetorvictimof scams and fraud.
Data from this survey provides further support of that reality.
For more information about this article, c’mon contact Jennifer Sauer atjsauer@aarp.org.
This article is based on survey data fromAARP Vital Voices Research.
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