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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers. (www.vox.com)
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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.::undefined

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[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Boomer mother using Samsung flagship device to use WhatsApp and literally nothing else? That contract is absolutely a scam.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

80yo grandma with a ultrafast 5G data plan bigger than mine. And her daily phone is a Doro that doesn't even do text messages.