Carr is encouraging seniors and their caregivers to be aware of certain activities that could be signs of these scams.
ATLANTA — As scams continue to target older adults in Georgia, Attorney General Chris Carr released tips and warnings to watch out for when dealing with certain schemes and frauds.
In a post to Twitter, Carr stated that his office recently received a guilty plea in a case against a Gwinnett County man where the suspect stole $230,000 from numerous older adults by successfully completing what is called a romance scam. The case was reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Carr is encouraging seniors and their caregivers to be aware of the following activity that could represent signs of a romance scam:
- Be suspicious if an online romance is escalating to a point where it is getting serious but the person is unable to meet face-to-face
- Never send money to anyone you haven’t met in person
- Do not open a bank account for any person that you don’t know or haven’t met in person
- Under no circumstances should you share your financial information or social security number with anyone who requests it that you do not know
Those who believe they have been victimized by romance scams are urged to cut off any communication with the person right away….
