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Utah commerce official highlights Scamalot campaign to warn seniors about online companionship scams
Summary
Katie Haas, director of the Division of Consumer Protection at the Utah Department of Commerce, described the department's Scamalot awareness campaign and urged families to watch for red flags—requests for money, cryptocurrency payments, unwillingness to meet and "love bombing"—that often signal scams targeting seniors.
Katie Haas, director of the Division of Consumer Protection at the Utah Department of Commerce, described the department's Scamalot campaign and warned that scams seeking companionship or romance often target senior citizens.
Haas said the campaign, accessible at scams.utah.gov, uses characters such as the "Knights of Scam" and a new character called Queen Trust Worth to raise awareness and encourage people to "think a little bit before they act." "We've just launched a ... new queen, queen trust worth. And she's there to help protect, particular senior citizens," she said.
The campaign matters, Haas said, because many…
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