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# News Quiz: Scams Targeting The Elderly
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/news-quiz-scams-targeting-the-elderly/
- Published: 2016-08-05T11:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T02:42:03.000Z
- Description: A recent IowaWatch report reveals that many elderly people have become scammers’ easy targets and lost billions of dollars in the past several years. Take this news quiz and find out how much you know about financial scams that target seniors, and how to deal with them.
- Author: IowaWatch
- Tags: iowawatch, News Quizzes, AARP Iowa, Consumer Advocate Bureau, Fraud Bureau of the Iowa Insurance Division, news quiz, scam, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

A recent [IowaWatch report](https://investigatemidwest.org/scammers-who-target-unsuspecting-elderly-steal-billions-each-year/?ref=investigatemidwest.org) reveals that many elderly people have become scammers’ easy targets and lost billions of dollars in the past several years. Take this news quiz and find out how much you know about financial scams that target seniors, and how to deal with them.

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