Scams Awareness Cybercrime - Training Program for Seniors

Because elderly people can be vulnerable and it’s important to educate them about cyber safety, not just to protect themselves, but also their families too.

Great project for the community and very important for the older members of our technology-reliant society!

My 80 year old mother was recently scammed for $7000. Thanks to checking with her bank, quick action was taken and all money returned to her. It was a very clever cover story about a problem with her computer and they logged on and emptied her bank account. I think this project is very worthy of funding as more and more seniors are becoming forced to rely on the cyber world for transactions. Great initiative. Good luck.

Thankyou to everyone who has taken the time and effort to comment and vote on this project. We hope that it will move forward and be implemented not only in the Mernda-Doreen community, but state-wide as well. Fighting cybercrime needs to be done in a holistic manner, involving all members of our community working together. This Pick My Project process has been the perfect platform to raise awareness of cybercrime and cyber scams, and it is now important to transform this awareness into action through the implementation of an educational process in the community. Thank-you.

Este Idea es buenissimo

(translated 'This idea is great!)

Through education and awareness we can help the most vulnerable, in this case, the elderly become aware of scams. Scams, via the web are ever increasing. We need to do what in can to help protect people from trickery.

This sounds awesome!

With modern technology, scamming is become more common. Educating people, particulate the elderly, will enable them to be aware of potential scams and prevent them from becoming a victim of scamming. Great project idea!

Like others I have been scammed myself and I can't imagine what would happen if the elderly aren't aware of the potential threats. Amazing idea for educating them.

در دنیای مدرن امروز پرداختن به این نوع پروژه ها به سلامت جامعه خیلی کمک میکند.
In today's modern world, attention to these types of projects helps the health of the community.

This is an amazing project that should be funded it shouldn't even be put to a vote.

Elderly are the most vulnerable to cyber attacks, and with an aging population, education on technology must be readily and easily available.

As a personal victim of cyber crime I’m very excited for this preject! Well done.

THERE IS A TRANSLATION JUST STROLL TO THE BOTTOM :)
Với công nghệ hiện đại có nhiều ông ba bí mấy kẻ lừa đảo ăn hiếp ở trên internet. Mấy ông bà bị lừa đảo và ăn hiếp vì không biết ý của mấy tin nhắn ông bà đang nhận được. Mình má dậy cho ông bà cách tìm ra mấy kẻ lừa đảo này sẽ rất lợi ích cho mọi người không phải chỉ có ông bà thôi.

Translation: With modern day technology, there are many elderly people getting targeted by scammers online. These elderly people are easily targeted because they don’t have any knowledge on the messages they receive. If we teach the elderly how to spot out these scammers it will not only be beneficial to them but to everyone around them.

In this day and age scammers are rife especially taking advantage of the elderly

"Scams awareness" is a gre"जागरूकता घोटाला" एक अच्छा विचार है जिसे सभी उम्र के लिए राष्ट्रव्यापी लागू किया जाना चाहिए। क्या कमाल का तरीका है!at idea that should be implemented nationwide for all ages. What a great idea!

What an awesome project!
It's not just the elderly either that would benefit from this project, but all Australians... and in particular vulnerable People in our society

Helping the elderly that are most vulnerable to scammers is key to reducing the amount of money lost per year. Having a training program for the elderly it allows the them to be educated on cyber security.

The over 55’s are vulnerable and have an obligation to educate them on cyber security and how scammers work.

Great initiative and well overdue. Elderly people are vulnerable to cyber scamming in our communities. It is imperative that we raise awareness of the risks and offer targeted training in a supportive environment for elderly people to improve their cyber safety and protect their financial and psychological wellbeing.

I think our elderly need to be protected and it is no doubt that education is the key.

More often than not older Australians have more money and accumulated wealth than younger people, making them an attractive target for a scammer. A brilliant program for all Australians, Victorian's and communities targeting using a holistic approach.

A great campaign, there is a clear gap in the educational sector in cybercrime and addressing victims in a first aid responding capacity. We should all have a vested interested towards early intervention in this arena

I very much encourage this project; to protect my parents, family and friends. Well done for putting up this initiative, I look forward to attending a workshop in the near future.

What a great way to assist the elderly in protecting themselves and their money!