Scammers are using AI to target seniors, here’s what the FBI says you should know
Scammers are using AI to target seniors, here’s what the FBI says you should know
Publish Date: 2026-02-26 13:22:00
Source Domain: www.walb.com
- Adults over 60 lost nearly $5 billion to fraud last year, according to the FBI, as National Consumer Protection Week approaches.
- Scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to clone voices from social media clips to trick family members into sending money.
- Other emerging scams include “smishing” — text messages about fake deliveries designed to steal personal information — and “juice jacking,” where public USB charging ports are used to steal data from connected devices.
- Experts advise against giving sensitive information over the phone and against using public USB chargers.
