As Maine’s older population continues to grow, community leaders are working to help seniors protect themselves from financial scams.Evergreen Credit Union hosted a fraud prevention workshop Thursday at the South Portland Senior Drop-In Center, offering tips on how to recognize common scams and stay safe online.Organizers say the event focused on a range of topics,...Read More
TheSeniorTechie – Ready-to-teach curricula from TheSeniorTechie cover scams, AI, streaming TV, gardening, and more – ASHEVILLE, N.C., June 26, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TheSeniorTechie today announced a series of ready-to-teach curriculum kits designed for organizations serving adults 55 and older. Each kit gives a staff member or volunteer everything needed to lead a polished, engaging...Read More
Montgomery County officials are raising awareness about a growing problem affecting older adults: financial exploitation and elder abuse. At an event in Silver Spring marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, experts shared warnings about sophisticated scams targeting seniors and encouraged victims to seek help. Community leaders, prosecutors and advocates gathered at the Holiday Park Senior...Read More
It’s hard to think of placid, pleasant Gainesville and Alachua County as a place where seniors are targets of fraud, economic exploitation and abuse. But the con artists have their eyes on the prize, and the “prize” is our aging population. Seniors lost $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023 nationwide, according to the FBI’s Internet...Read More
Metro Creative The FBI publishes an annual report of internet crimes with an emphasis on scams targeting older adults. In the most recent report, romance scams continue to show continuous growth over the past few years, with seniors over 65-years old reporting losses of more than $131 million. That is a significant number, but pales...Read More
Police in Chicago issued a warning about scammers going after senior citizens in a number of ways, including impersonating customer service representatives or even government officials in an attempt to drain victims of their life savings. The Chicago Police Department sent a community alert warning seniors about the scams Tuesday. “Imposters impersonating tech or customer...Read More
SeniorSafe™ AI fraud prevention and intervention service launches to combat $60 billion in annual phone fraud, delivering affordable protection to America’s 62 million seniors by autonomously stopping 99% of scam and fraud calls. News Summary: Answers Industry Need for Safe, Fraud-Free Calling for America’s Seniors. SeniorSafe Users to Benefit: Worry-free Calling, Saving $ Billions Lost to...Read More
ALEXANDRIA — St. Mary’s Education Center in Alexandria was a busy place to be on Wednesday, June 17. That’s because it was the site of the 24th annual Senior Expo. The event featured vendor booths and education sessions on avoiding financial scams. In addition to speakers, the Senior Expo also featured informational booths from a...Read More
This is painful to write: The FBI’s 2025 report says that seniors lost over $7.7 billion to scams — in one year. Complaints to their Internet Crime Complaint Center, also called IC3, showed losses had increased by 59% — again, in one year. The information was grim. Where IC3 used to get a few thousand...Read More
Consumer advocates and hearing experts are warning that scammers are increasingly targeting older adults with cheap devices that look like legitimate hearing aids but often don’t work as advertised or aren’t hearing aids at all. And those irresistible Facebook and Instagram deals promising miracle hearing restoration for under $100? That’s often where the trouble starts....Read More
