With the advancement of technology and the popularity of digital payments, the use of cash in daily life is gradually decreasing.
However, due to habits and lack of safety awareness, some elderly people still use cash as their main payment method.
Scams targeting the elderly continue to occur, and retirees in particular need to take extra precautions.
Criminals impersonate bank employees or employees of related institutions to defraud the elderly under the pretext of providing "quality services".
Usually we will call** or visit the elderly family in advance to find out about the situation of the elderly family, and ask them to hand over cash for various reasons.
These reasons may include helping seniors save money, exchanging foreign currency, purchasing financial products, etc.
Some seniors lack financial literacy and are subject to "high rates of return"** handing over cash from their homes to criminals.
In addition to impersonating bank employees, these criminals may also impersonate doctors or health supplement salesmen to defraud the elderly with excessively high health care products as bait.
They usually learn about the health status and family situation of the elderly in advance through various channels, and invite the elderly to buy products for various reasons.
These products may include so-called "miracle medicines", health foods, medical devices, etc.
Due to a lack of knowledge about the products, some seniors are easily deceived by this rhetoric and end up buying these products with their family savings.
In light of this situation, we need to remind older people to be more safety-conscious. When faced with strangers, you need to be vigilant and not take their word for it easily.
If you're in a similar situation, you can take steps to troubleshoot, such as calling the appropriate department or seeking professional advice.
At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the protection of personal privacy and avoid actively leaking family information, financial assets and other information.
In addition, there is a need to intensify the fight against such fraud.
* Departments and all sectors of society need to strengthen cooperation to improve public safety awareness and preparedness.
In addition, in order to ensure social justice and security, suspected fraud must be promptly combated and punished.
Finally, we call on all sectors of society to pay more attention to and be considerate of the elderly.
As the most vulnerable group in society, the elderly need more care and affection from us.
In daily life, we should always pay attention to their lives and health conditions, help them improve their safety awareness and prevention capabilities, and do our part to protect their rights and interests.
At the same time, we need to respect their rights and dignity and ensure that they have a happy and healthy old age.
In short, scams targeting seniors are unethical and illegal.
It is necessary to protect the rights and safety of the elderly by strengthening public relations, raising awareness of prevention, and strengthening law enforcement.
At the same time, society as a whole needs to work together to care for and care for the elderly, so that they can live a happy and healthy old age.