Spot the Scam: Identifying Email Scams and Scam Susceptibility in Younger and Older Adults
Although the interventions did not improve detection sensitivity, participants were more cautious when evaluating emails. This tendency may help reduce vulnerability to scams and fraud and suggests that interventions can encourage greater caution when evaluating suspicious emails across age groups.
Authors
- Alan D. Castel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1965-8227)
- Kylie O. Alberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6113-2903)
- Isiah J Espiritu
Institutions
- University of California System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Experimental Aging Research
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0361073x.2026.2635903
- Primary Topic
- Personal Information Management and User Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00