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Seniors are taking the brunt of financial fraud to the tune of $3.4B+. Learn the most common peer-to-peer, impersonation and other scams on the rise to keep your money safe.
Elder financial scams are skyrocketing, with suspected fraud against seniors up nearly 50 percent in 2023, according to Thomson Reuters data (and 2022 was already a record year, up 50 percent from ...
The FBI-Boston reports that the most common elder fraud schemes reported to IC3.gov in 2023 were "tech support scams, confidence and romance scams, investment scams, and government impersonation ...
Keep reading to learn how scammers exploit trust and emotion and the lengths families must go to protect their loved ones. Elderly individuals may not always be tech-savvy, which can leave them ...
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
And whatever you do, don’t send cash, gift cards, or money transfers. You can report scam phone calls to the FTC Complaint Assistant. Online scam No. 4: "Tech support” reaches out to you ...
Oct. 5—The Yuba City Police Department said Thursday that there have been "several reports of elderly victims being manipulated and having their debit cards stolen" within the last month.
Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a "grandparent scam" in which hundreds of elderly people were defrauded out of millions of dollars, said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.