New research suggests older adults rely more on trust in decision-making. It could open them up to scams.

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New research suggests older adults rely more on trust in decision-making. It could open them up to scams.

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Science@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months ago

Older adults rely more on trust in decision-making. It could open them up to scams

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Each year, older adults lose more than $28 billion to financial scams targeting the elderly. Nearly three-quarters of that money is stolen by people the elderly adult knows—people they trust.

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