Don’t Fall Victim to a Scam

with Cameron Huddleston,

Director of Education and Content, Carefull

This week on the Art of Aging, host Michael Hughes chats with Cameron Huddleston, Director of Education and Content at Carefull. During this conversation, Mike and Cameron discuss common areas of fraud and scams. Topics in the conversation include how to handle fraud and scams against a loved one, new ways scammers are using technology to take advantage of people, training yourself and others on how to spot red flags of scams, resources and materials to help keep up to date on current scams, and more.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Cameron’s personal journey to wanting to protect older adults from scams (1:19)
  • What is Carefull? (5:53)
  • Common areas of scams and fraud (8:18)
  • How to handle these areas of fraud against a loved one (12:01)
  • Scammers using advanced technology (19:27)
  • Training yourself and loved ones to see red flags in scams (25:55)
  • Resources Carefull provides to educate individuals on fraud and scams (28:27)
  • Final thoughts and takeaways (29:34)
  • Connecting with Cameron and Carefull (34:38)

 

Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com