DOS: Consumer Protection warns elders of financial scams

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- The New York Department of State's Consumer Protections division is highlighting ways older adults can spot financial scams as the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center finds investment scams to be the top crime type in 2023. The information about financial scams comes a day before National Senior Citizens Day, Wednesday, Aug. 21.

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According to the state Consumer Protections division...