The Seniors Center Blog: peer-to-peer payment scams hit seniors in their pockets

Contactless payment: safe for your health, but NOT for your wallet - The Seniors Center Blog

There’s no denying the COVID-19 pandemic has changed pretty much everything about how we live in 2021. Even as we approach what we all hope is the beginning of the end of this virus, our quarantine habits and behaviors will undoubtedly be with us for the long haul.  And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. …

The Seniors Center Blog

Many of us aren’t too enthusiastic about downloading and learning yet ANOTHER app on our phones to do our day-to-day business, but since the pandemic, using our phones is the safest way to pay for the things we need.

If you’ve never used a service like Cash App or Venmo before 2020, chances are pretty decent you have since then. And if it weren’t for scammers, it would be a pretty fast and convenient way to send and receive money without touching or seeing anyone.

But here we are. And with so many new users relying on these services, peer-to-peer payment scams have moved to the front of the “senior scam” pack.

Check out our blog post over at The Seniors Center Blog to learn more about how you can stay safe on your payment apps while staying safe from COVID.