Your senior parents are easier to impersonate than you are
Older adults are increasingly becoming victims of identity fraud, losing billions annually. In 2025, Americans aged 60 and older reported over $7.7 billion in losses due to scams, with the average loss nearly double that of younger individuals. Families are encouraged to take proactive steps to protect their senior relatives from these threats.
- ▪Older adults filed 201,266 complaints with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2025.
- ▪The average loss for older victims was nearly $38,500, almost double the figure for younger filers.
- ▪Combined losses reported by older adults who lost more than $100,000 climbed from $55 million in 2020 to $445 million in 2024.
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Social Security Your senior parents are easier to impersonate than you are Older adults lost billions to identity fraud. Here are the simple account, credit and phone-safety steps families can take now By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report Fox News Published May 30, 2026 3:25pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Americans 60 and older filed 201,266 complaints with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2025 and reported $7.7 billion in losses, the highest total of any age group.
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