Tag: Elder Fraud
Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Americans warned about popular scams and schemes targeting seniors
In 2024 there was a total of $4.885 Billion in losses from 147,127 complaints – a 46% increase in complaints from 2023, as well as a 43% increase in losses
Bad actor caught red-handed after scamming elderly man out of $150,000 in gold bars
Patel, 21, arrested and caught with even more gold that he had just scammed from another victim
U.S. states with the lowest and highest rates of elderly fraud
New data reveals the numbers of victims in each state – and the total amount of monies scammed from the victims
Elder fraud: Scams targeting our nation’s seniors on the rise, costing them billions of dollars
Last year, America’s elders were scammed out of $3.4 billion, mostly in the areas of Romance Scams Fraud and Tech Support Fraud. Know how to protects yourselves and your loved ones
Florida woman charged after scamming her grandmother out of more than $300,000
Tanya M. Aboseada of Pompano Beach is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud after lying to and scamming her granny on at least 12 different occasions
Former Florida waitress defrauds 99-year-old acquaintance for more than $582,647
The former waitress used the money defrauded from her victim to pay off her mortgage, buy a car, and go on multiple pricey vacations
