In the Sunset District of San Francisco, workshops have been developed to help both senior citizens and teenagers recognize and avoid online scams. Last year, there were nearly 500 scams, amounting to almost $7 million in losses. Scams targeting seniors often focus on financial exploitation, while those targeting teenagers tend to revolve around social media interactions. Teenagers are especially vulnerable to employment and romance scams that lure them into revealing personal information. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recorded more than 546,000 cases of online enticement last year, underscoring the urgency of these workshops.
Scams in the Sunset District totaled nearly $7 million, prompting workshops aimed at teaching both seniors and teenagers to recognize online scams and exploitation.
Seniors are primarily targeted by financial scams, whereas teenagers face social media scams that exploit their emotional vulnerabilities.
Teenagers often fall victim to employment and romance scams where predators create fake personas to extract personal details and exploit vulnerable youth.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported over 546,000 cases of online enticement last year, highlighting the seriousness of the issue.
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