Everyday unrecognizable incoming calls, texts and emails come in to seniors in the Sun Cities.Chase Bank Community Manager Antonio Lara suggests allowing the caller to leave a message, call the institution directly or let a trusted individual know about the communication received and what the person on the other end is requesting.Banner Olive Branch Senior...Read More
RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun C. Van Doren is encouraging older adults to attend an upcoming fraud and scam prevention seminar aimed at helping them recognize and avoid fraudulent activity. The seminar, presented by Provident Bank, will take place Monday, Oct. 26, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hunterdon County Senior...Read More
Authorities hit more than 80 Big Apple senior centers — including two who got a visit from Dr. Mehmet Oz himself — warning that they suspect Medicaid fraud scams in a massive crackdown targeting New York and nine other states. The federal and state sweep Tuesday included raids on Brooklyn and Queens centers, where authorities...Read More
Two Staten Island adult daycare operators allegedly bilked Medicaid out of more than half a million dollars by billing for hundreds of seniors they never served — including some who were dead or out of the country, prosecutors said Wednesday. Yangsim Oum, 79, and her daughter, 49-year-old Juyone Choe — the respective owner and program...Read More
Attorney General Kris Kobach addresses the crowd during his keynote speech at the Senior Life Fair. Photo by Hasina Shah Flint Hills Senior Life Fair Committee hosted its 24th annual Senior Life Fair on Wednesday.Seniors and caregivers gathered in the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds to enjoy live entertainment and hear from keynote...Read More
Fraudsters are constantly targeting seniors to cheat them out of their hard-earned retirement. These sophisticated scammers pose as federal agencies, banks, and even loved ones, while artificial intelligence is making impersonation easier than ever.In 2024 alone, adults aged 60 and older lost $2.4 billion to fraud.Seniors need resources to recognize and quickly report suspected fraud. Currently,...Read More
“I thought he had my back,” Mary Ellen Strange says, her voice quivering. “I thought he was taking care of me. He obviously didn’t take care of me one bit.”It’s early September, and Strange, a 77-year-old widow and retired nurse, is speaking to a crowd of policy makers and security experts at the annual Global...Read More
Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Warner Cheuk Wing-hing delivers a keynote speech at the opening session of the Ageing Well Hong Kong 2026 Conference organized by the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong on Oct 21, 2026. (PHOTO/HKSAR GOVT)The Hong Kong Police Force will utilize artificial intelligence starting next year to remove fraudulent social media content...Read More
The Federal Trade Commission released a new report Monday on fraud targeting older Americans, defined as people 60 and older. And things just keep getting worse.The report, which is mandated by Congress under the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017, found that the amount of money seniors reported to the FTC as being...Read More
NEW YORK (WABC) — Federal agents are searching several businesses suspected in being involved in Medicaid fraud.At one location in Borough Park, Brooklyn on Tuesday, investigators appeared to be in the Happy Adult Day Care Center on Fort Hamilton Parkway.Authorities believe the senior centers overbilled for services, grossly inflated the number of clients served and...Read More
