Fake emergency scams are targeting the elderly
Update: 2025-08-22
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Tommie Lee and Prez/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB for Northern Indiana talk about a rise in those fake family emergency scams that force the elderly to make quick, expensive decisions..
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