A 77-year-old lost $390,000 of his retirement savings after picking up a scam call. Now he wants to help others.

The offers and details on this page may have updated or changed since the time of publication. See our article on Business Insider for current information. Jeffrey Maas (not pictured) has filed a civil lawsuit after being conned out of $390,000. FG Trade/Getty Images Jeffrey Maas was told that his savings account had been compromised because of a computer error. He followed the advice for resolving the issue: withdrawing money from his bank account and buying gold. The grandfather of two los...