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Kelly Burch @ Business Insider · 07/08/2024 09:21 EDT

I was scammed out of nearly $300,000 and was forced to abandon my retirement dreams

A 70-year-old man lost almost $300,000 — all of his savings — to a scam. He feels older people are more vulnerable to online scams than ever before.

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