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8 ways to protect your vulnerable older relative against fraud and scams

Angelique Ruzicka

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Even if their accounts haven’t been compromised, get your relative to regularly change PINs or passwords. Picture: iStock/Gallo Images

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Criminals often target older people by stealing or cloning their credit cards. It’s important to talk to your family about security, writes Angelique Ruzicka.

Some of your relatives and loved ones may be getting on in years and may not be as careful with their finances and credit cards as they were before.

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