As someone creeping towards retirement, I get it. Retired people interact with fewer other folks than working people (i.e. they have fewer people to tell them it’s a scam). They often are lonely and eager for someone to tell them that their life meant something. They are less tech- and scam-savvy than younger folks. Absent-mindedness and fuzzy thinking (like gullibility) starts to set in. And, because the US has such a weak “public safety net”, they often have private retirement funds they they control. Really, retired people are the perfect targets.
it just sucks to be a retiree it seems. thanks to our eastern neighbors i’d be lucky to reach 40 with all these drones and ballistic missiles and whatnot.
fraudsters hate towards retired people is astounding.
As someone creeping towards retirement, I get it. Retired people interact with fewer other folks than working people (i.e. they have fewer people to tell them it’s a scam). They often are lonely and eager for someone to tell them that their life meant something. They are less tech- and scam-savvy than younger folks. Absent-mindedness and fuzzy thinking (like gullibility) starts to set in. And, because the US has such a weak “public safety net”, they often have private retirement funds they they control. Really, retired people are the perfect targets.
it just sucks to be a retiree it seems. thanks to our eastern neighbors i’d be lucky to reach 40 with all these drones and ballistic missiles and whatnot.