When scammers target seniors

A senior man withdrawing money at an outdoor ATM.

A pop-up message and disembodied voice coming through her computer startled Jane Isay, then 81. The voice said there was a problem with her bank account and gave her a number to call. Isay, a former book editor who worked and lived independently, did what the message said: She dialed the number on the screen.

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