Middle-aged people actually more likely to fall victim to con artists than ‘risk averse’ senior citizens, study says
A surprising new study to be presented at a conference this week, however, shatters that idea, suggesting, if anything, that senior citizens may be less likely than people in other age groups to fall victim to con artists.
Data from large U.S. surveys and registries of fraud complaints indicate the percentage of victims peaks in late middle age, then declines as people get older, concluded the research spearheaded by Michael Ross, a University of Waterloo social psychologist.
As Canada’s fraud awareness month began last week, the first featured theme was “scams targeting seniors,” typical of a widespread notion that older people are the most susceptible among us to consumer swindlers. A surprising new study to be presented at a conference this week, however, shatters that idea, […]
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