Written laws against fraud date to the Sumerians and are forbidden in Leviticus, but that hasn’t slowed down the scammers. Indeed, as technologyadvances and AI seems to be everywhere, the pace and scale of financial crimes seems to be skyrocketing. But rather than sit idly by and admire theproblem, let us collaborate on updating our knowledge base. After a brief review of the history of fraud, we will identify and define current schemestargeting older adults (have you heard of ‘smishing’?), discuss some of the human factors that put us all at risk (can you say ‘mirror neurons’?), and thendevise strategies for better prevention and timely response. Class will be a combination of slides, videos, and group discussion. Participants should leavewith increased confidence that they can protect themselves against multiple threats, as well as help family and friends stay safe in the digital age. This is intended as a conceptual overview rather than a safety check of your electronic devices, but we will examine good online hygiene and the use of password managers.

This registration is for the Zoom portion of the course.