Complex scams are targeting seniors. These Montrealers want to stop them

Start by taking a breath and asking for a callback number, seniors’ group says

Daphne Nahmiash knows first-hand that scammers are betting on their targets not stopping to think about what might really be going on.

She’s received calls from people impersonating someone else asking for money. And she says friends have fallen for some of these sophisticated scams that prey on the elderly.

The seniors’ rights advocate says when it comes to the well-being of their family, rational thinking fails.