Seniors More Vulnerable to Losing Money Through Online Scams: Attorney General

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) with Harold Pyon, deputy commissioner of Virginia's Department of Labor and Industry, at an Asian American town hall in Alexandria, Va., on Feb. 6, 2023. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times

The Federal Trade Commission found that elderly people are the most vulnerable to online scams, with the age bracket of 60 to 69 being taken advantage of more than any other age group.

“Seniors are [a] particularly vulnerable area of the population to scammers,” Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares told The Epoch Times.