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ASL Video - Holiday Season and Beyond Top Scams for DDBHH Senior Community

Transcript: Hello Deaf DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Seniors This is a video to alert you about scammers, especially during the holiday season. Top Scams Targeting Older Adults The two main methods used on older adults fall into these categories: First - ​​Authority Scammers take advantage of the fact that older adults are less likely to question authority figures and especially when they warn of scary consequences.​ Examples include: ​A gas and electric company, or other utility provider who threatens to cut off your service unless you pay money they claim you owe them. ​The IRS or other government agency threatening criminal charges if you don't pay taxes or money they claim you owe them. Your bank or other financial institution indicating there is a problem with your account and asking you to transfer funds or provide account details in order to protect your money. A tech support professional who claims to have identified a problem with your computer and offers to fix it, asking for remote access to your computer to do so. They then install malware or steal personal information. A government grant agent who offers you large grant funds in exchange for a service fee. An online merchant who claims there are issues with your online accounts, asking for access to those accounts in order to fix the problem. Second - ​​Familiarity Scammers pretend to be someone you care about so you will trust them into sending money, giftcards, or personal information to help them out. Some popular examples include: ​Someone pretending to be a grandchild or other family member who claims to be in trouble, needing help to pay bail or medical bills. A romantic interest who claims to need money to help in an emergency situation or to go enter into an investment opportunity with them. ​​​ Someone pretending to be a friend on social media who messages you about needing money. We have a CC video from the Maryland Department of Aging. Please watch this video:    • IRS Imposter Scams | Federal Trade Commission  . ​​ Under Maryland Department of Aging, More Info Found Here: https://aging.maryland.gov/Pages/Scam.... Email: [email protected] or VP: (443) 453 - 5761 Video Description: Director DeBerry, Black Light Skinned, Deaf Female wearing dressed shirt, black glasses, pepper gray hair in french roll with small gold/yellow hoops and small gold/yellow watch.