Suicidal Thoughts and A Surprising Group Is Targeted by Scammers-Millennials and Phone Scams

Jeff Stalnaker is President and Co-Founder of First Orion, a provider of data and phone call transparency solutions. Mr. Stalnaker’s company commissioned a survey that found that Millennials are more likely than any other generation to give away personal information to scammers over the phone. He said nearly 40 percent of those surveyed have been contacted by someone impersonating the IRS. He talked about other current scams, and offered advice on how to avoid falling prey to scammers.