Different age groups are affected more by certain types of scams. This partly because specific age groups use particular services more than other age groups e.g. festival goers are mostly younger people, older people are more likely to be at home during working hours and hence get the cold callers and sometimes it is because the scammers target a specific demographic e.g. pension release scams target people reaching pensionable age.

People in the older age group i.e.  65 and older are more commonly affected by scams including: –

• Computer fixing fraud (also called the Microsoft Support scam)
• Bogus trades people turning up on the doorstep
• Advance fee frauds
• Financial investment scams

People in the middle age group i.e.  25 – 64 are more commonly affected by scams including:-

• Account fraud
• Romance scams
• Social media and email hacking
• Fake loans
• Direct debit fraud

People in the younger age group i.e. less than 25 are more commonly affected by scams including:-

• Ticket fraud
• Online shopping and auction fraud

Whatever you age, beware of scammers trying to steal your money or your identity.

If you have any experiences with scammers, spammers or time-wasters do let me know, by email.