Will you be a scam artist's next target?
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Believing that fraud can't happen to us - because we're too smart, logical or informed - may make us more vulnerable. Successful scam artists skilfully overcome our defences and get us into emotional states that override logical thinking, says Kathy Stokes, AARP's director of fraud prevention programs.