An Alberta senior is warning others to be vigilant of scams and not fall victim to fraud schemes targeting the elderly.
Betty Stuebing, who currently lives in a retirement residence in Calgary, told Global News scammers recently targeted her with the very popular “you’re owed money” fake text scam.
She received a text claiming to be from MediCare asking her to click on the link and provide her personal and financial information. Instead, she contacted staff to warn the other residents.
“We have to be educated,” she said. “And that’s why I shared the information right away.”
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The 84-year-old normally ignores these types of texts, but said this one she had to act on as it involved healthcare and she was worried other seniors would be caught up in the fraud.
“We’re all involved with Medicare. So that’s one that would slip under the radar very, very quickly,” she said.
“I feel that we’re very vulnerable.”
Global News reached out to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to find out how much more vulnerable seniors are to scams.
Wes Lafortune with the BBB in Calgary said seniors can be scammed, but so can anyone else.
