Pennsylvania Senator Proposes Legislation to Protect Seniors from Tech-Driven Scams
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and State Senator Chris Gebhard are advocating for legislative changes to protect elderly citizens from online scams, particularly those facilitated by advanced technologies like artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation aims to update the state's Older Adult Protective Services Act, empowering financial institutions to intervene when they suspect an elderly client is being scammed. This initiative comes in response to a significant increase in financial losses among Pennsylvania seniors, who collectively lost over $200 million to scams last year. The bill, currently in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, has bipartisan support and is backed by the Pennsylvania Bankers Association. 
