Texas scam alert: Young people under 20 are fastest growing targets, but seniors still vulnerable
Dallas Morning News Watchdog Dave Lieber argues that efforts by state officials to make the property tax system understandable are not working.Younger adults ages 20 to 29 reported losing money at a higher percentage growth rate than older adults ages 70 to 79, The Associated Press reported. But when older adults lost money, they usually lost more than young ones.
“Many retirees have assets like savings, pensions, life insurance policies or property for scammers to target,” A.P. reported. Scammers reach young people through platforms they’re on — social media, online games, texting, email and phone calls.One popular way to reach young people online is through quiz scams and personality tests they might find on Google or Facebook. Perpetrators can sometimes get enough information from the answers to use in ID theft.SocialCatfish’s top five scams targeting young people:In sextortion
, scammers send a nude photo to a victim and ask for one in return. Scammers threaten to share the photo if they don’t get paid., players get tricked into giving credit card information for rewards that don’t exist.Scammers set up a retail website with low prices. In a sale, credit card information is given but purchases do not arrive, and credit card information can be used in other crimes.
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