Maybe education?
Excellent idea HOTPE. Like, how you can reduce your bad driving record in some cases by watching a 2-hour safe driving video, we could have our kupuna the next time they need a new catheter or say colonoscopy bag installed, be made to watch a 2-hour video on internet hi tech scams. Seeing as though most if not all boomers are apparently needing a catheter these days, it could be a win win!
As for the Hawaii Electric scam, I'd bet a significant amount of money that those "front desk workers" or the workers at the Maui store who paid the 5 grand were in any generation other than the "boomer generation."
ETA: Ignoring link already provided on the topic, proceeds to make more demands of the youth to solve the boomers' self-created problems
Not ignoring it but pointing out what the provided link actually says: (selective bolding by me for emphasis.)
How We Can Protect Hawai‘i’s Kūpuna
✅ Educate
Host or attend community workshops.
Share common scam red flags with kūpuna and caregivers.
✅ Monitor
Keep an eye on sudden changes in financial behavior.
Regularly review bank statements and transactions.
✅ Report
Contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov
Call SMP Hawai‘i at 1-800-296-9422 or visit www.smphawaii.org
Excellent idea HOTPE. Like, how you can reduce your bad driving record in some cases by watching a 2-hour safe driving video, we could have our kupuna the next time they need a new catheter or say colonoscopy bag installed, be made to watch a 2-hour video on internet hi tech scams. Seeing as though most if not all boomers are apparently needing a catheter these days, it could be a win win!
As for the Hawaii Electric scam, I'd bet a significant amount of money that those "front desk workers" or the workers at the Maui store who paid the 5 grand were in any generation other than the "boomer generation."
ETA: Ignoring link already provided on the topic, proceeds to make more demands of the youth to solve the boomers' self-created problems
Not ignoring it but pointing out what the provided link actually says: (selective bolding by me for emphasis.)
How We Can Protect Hawai‘i’s Kūpuna
✅ Educate
Host or attend community workshops.
Share common scam red flags with kūpuna and caregivers.
✅ Monitor
Keep an eye on sudden changes in financial behavior.
Regularly review bank statements and transactions.
✅ Report
Contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov
Call SMP Hawai‘i at 1-800-296-9422 or visit www.smphawaii.org