Tips for Older Americans to Protect Themselves Against Scams

EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently, my son called me to ask why Grandpa was asking him for his bank account information. He wondered if my dad was sick, having memory issues, or just messing around. I told my son not to answer emails like that and that they were scams. He replied that it was a phone call with my father’s voice. I immediately called my dad, asking the same thing—are you alright? What’s going on?

After some investigation, it seems scammers are getting even more high-tech. When a spam number calls and asks you questions, it could be cloning your voice and voice patterns to use for phone cal...