Boomers Better At Spotting Scams Than Gen Z

Tech-Savvy Doesn’t Mean Scam-Proof

I like to consider myself pretty technologically savvy; I mean, I am the one my mom calls to fix her computer.

When we think of people who are good with technology, we usually think of the younger generation, but it turns out being good with technology doesn't mean being smart with it.

Digital Natives At Risk In Montana

Gen Z, along with Gen Alpha, has been immersed in technology and has had screens in front of them since basically birth.

So while they are able to navigate a cell phone, a tablet, a laptop, or any app you throw at them, they also have huge blind spots when it comes to tech due to their high level of trust.

They trust technology so much they actually are being scammed at a higher rate than their grandparents are.

Boomers vs. Zoomers: Who’s Safer Online?

KHOU reveals that the boomer generation, or those between the ages of 70 and 79, were less likely to fall for a scam and lose money than those in the 20 to 29 age bracket.

With these Gen Z kids heading off to college in Montana, some of them for the first time; Margarita Alvarez, the senior vice president at Wells Fargo, along with Melanie McGovern, a spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau, reminds parents to warn their kids that while technology can make life easier for them, it also makes it easier for scammers too.