Nine in 10 parents fear children and ageing parents falling prey to fraud
dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Nine in 10 parents have "serious" concerns about their children – and ageing parents – falling prey to fraud.Dubbed the "Scamwich Generation", a poll of 2,000 adults found 43% fear the risk of their loved ones being scammed increased during lockdown.This is as a direct result of them seemingly spending more time online over the past 18 months.The research sample, which included those with kids under 18 and parents over 55, identified the type of fraud they feel family members are most vulnerable to.Impersonation scams (30%), are the ones they're most worried about, followed by purchase scams (24%) and invoice, or mandate-related messages (19%).The study, commissioned by Lloyds Bank, also.
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