AARP Utah celebrated the 2025 Volunteer Recognition & Andrus Award Ceremony this year at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan. The event honored the extraordinary volunteers we have in our community, and the amazing things they achieve.
“I’m not going to let them win,” Joyce, from Utah, said through tears as she shared what happened to her last year. She never imagined she would fall victim to a scam, but in just a few months, she lost her entire savings of over $1 million to criminals who knew exactly how to exploit her trust and vulnerability.
AARP wants Wisconsinites to be aware of the possible dangers of using cryptocurrency kiosks that are popping up all over the state, and will host two free Scam Jams in Madison and Green Bay this fall to raise awareness of this and other attempts to scam folks out of their hard-earned cash.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making it even easier for criminals to steal people’s money, and American’s anxiety is rising. Concern is especially high around financial services, where scammers can use deepfake technology — AI-generated audio and video — to impersonate people and hack into bank accounts.
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