When Red Flags Look White: Wired Covers Financial Fraud Close to Home

 

Journalist Becca Andrews wrote in Wired recently about financial fraud perpetrated against her mother. 

Financial institutions have measures in place to detect and deter these attempts, but even the most savvy consumers can be tricked -- either by very clever phishing, phone calls, or by distractions from concurrent activities. 

This story suggests that not enough is being done.