{"id":1402,"date":"2025-10-22T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandconsulateghana.com\/news\/financial-scams-against-the-elderly-on-the-rise-warns-mp\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:20:02","slug":"financial-scams-against-the-elderly-on-the-rise-warns-mp","status":"publish","type":"news_item","link":"https:\/\/icelandconsulateghana.com\/fr\/news\/financial-scams-against-the-elderly-on-the-rise-warns-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial scams against the elderly on the rise, warns MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0 1em 1em 0;\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Those who fall for such scams often lose large sums of money, according to the MP.\" src=\"https:\/\/c.arvakur.is\/frimg\/1\/56\/5\/1560547A.jpg\"><br \/>\nKolbr\u00fan \u00c1slaug Baldursd\u00f3ttir, MP for the People\u2019s Party, brought attention in Parliament today to a conference on violence against the elderly that was held last week. 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