sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoOnline scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down12
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minus-squarenforminvasion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoGenZ is actually even more likely to get scammed than boomers. So no, not only have they not learned, they’ve actively gotten worse. https://tech.co/news/gen-z-online-scams-boomers The study does acknowledge some correlationary aspects as opposed to direct reasons, such as increased online presence, but still… It’s real bad mama, it’s real real bad with these youths.
GenZ is actually even more likely to get scammed than boomers. So no, not only have they not learned, they’ve actively gotten worse.
https://tech.co/news/gen-z-online-scams-boomers
The study does acknowledge some correlationary aspects as opposed to direct reasons, such as increased online presence, but still… It’s real bad mama, it’s real real bad with these youths.