(Photo courtesy of We Co-Create AI)

A few weeks ago, a local senior went to pay for a new home for himself and his daughter. He’d been saving for years and finally had $150,000 for the down payment. He opened his email, clicked the link and transfered the money to his Bend-based mortgage agency. Or so he thought. An online company had hacked his email and created a faulty link. He lost every dime. He was no longer able to purchase the house and will never be able to in his lifetime.

These types of scams are becoming more and more commonplace here and around the world. Experts estimate Americans could soon lose $40 billion to scams annually, with an average loss of $83,000 per person.

We Co-Create AI is putting on an event next month in Sisters to help protect folks in Central Oregon. Th

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