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Senior Citizen Loses 33 Thousand Dollars to a Bitcoin Scam

Agenda • Problem • What Researchers have learned • Recommendation

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Problem

A Senior citizen loses 33 thousand dollars to a Bitcoin

scam, she was deceived and performed all the operations

recommended to her by the scammers, thus facilitating

their work (Halliwell, 2022).

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What researchers have learned

The most critical factor in this situation is the lack of

digital literacy among the population.

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Recommendation

To combat these types of scams, it is recommended that

additional topics related to digital literacy be included in

any training programs.

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