[meyer]

"The bureau’s core concern is that many Americans, notably those from the retiring Baby Boom generation, may fall prey to financial scams,..."

You mean scams like Social Security?

Fact is, the government itself is a financial scam!

[Monorprise]

I guess the big difference being the victim of governmental scams tend to be the Tax payers. Whereas all other scams victims tend to be the individuals who fell for the scam.

In short there is nothing you can do to avoid falling victim to a government scam but there is plenty you can do to avoid falling victim to a private scam.