{"id":1552,"date":"2026-01-26T03:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2026-02-19T03:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:38:47","slug":"scams-targeting-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"Scams Targeting Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1552\" class=\"elementor elementor-1552\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92ef89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e92ef89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb822e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb822e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1609 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seniors-scammers-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seniors-scammers-200x300.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seniors-scammers-683x1024.jpeg 683w, http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seniors-scammers-768x1152.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/goolsbylawoffice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Seniors-scammers.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Anyone can fall prey to one of the endless types of scams that fraudsters come up with, and the Goolsby Law Office, LLC, provides assistance to scam victims of any age.<\/p><p>But senior citizens are often particularly targeted by scammers. \u00a0Seniors may have a life time of savings, and often have a steady source of income from Social Security or a pension. Seniors with declining mental faculties can be especially vulnerable targets.<\/p><p>But Minnesota has good laws protecting seniors. 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