Some non-anecdotal evidence that supports your anecdote: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586 http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau458

Some non-anecdotal evidence that supports your anecdote: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586 http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaau4586 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971060/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971060/ "Our research suggests that the cognitive process supported by the vmPFC may play a role in older adults’ susceptibility to scams."