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@time
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In 2024, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received nearly 860,000 reports of scams, with potential losses exceeding $16 billion. Of those, acts of fraud targeting people over the age of 60 accounted for nearly $5 billion.
That’s why 17-year-old Tejasvi Manoj — TIME’s 2025 Kid of the Year — created Shield Seniors, a website designed to educate the 60-plus demographic on how to detect, report, and protect themselves against online scams.
Read about her work at the link in bio.
Photograph by Zerb Mellish for TIME
Made possible by
@allstatefoundation
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What an honor and privilege was meeting and spending time with this remarkable young lady,
Tejasvi Manoj is truly an exemplary role model .
Thank you
@obzerb for your trust in being a part of this amazing project.~Ro
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