How To Protect Your Parents From Fraud

How To! with Mike Pesca

May's father nearly lost $4,000 to an online scam. How can she protect him from future fraud? On this episode of How To!, Courtney Martin brings on Kathy Stokes, director of fraud prevention programs at AARP. She also runs their Fraud Watch Network. Kathy helps May rethink how she's talking to her parents about cyber scams—she explains steps that everyone can take to avoid becoming a crime victim.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of cyber fraud, you can contact AARP's helpline at 877-908-3360.

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How To's supervising producer is Joel Meyer. The show is produced by Rosemary Belson, with Kevin Bendis.

2025-02-25 38 min

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