The Georgia Attorney General’s Office is urging older adults to stay informed on how to recognize and avoid some common scams, and the nonprofit Georgia SMP program wants to help spread the word. While these schemes can and do happen to people of all ages, the perpetrators often target older adults because they are frequently home during the day, have money saved, and may be too polite to hang up the phone, states a consumer alert released by the Attorney General’s Office. These are a few...