U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak is bringing her Fraud Prevention Initiative for Older Americans to the Midvale Senior Center, focusing on protecting seniors from increasingly sophisticated scams. The effort is part of a broader push to raise awareness and reduce elder fraud across Utah.—- Socials for KSL TV:Posts by KSL5TVhttps://www.facebook.com/ksltvhttps://www.instagram.com/kslnews/ Socials for KSL NewsRadio:Posts by kslnewsradiohttps://www.facebook.com/KSLNewsradio/https://www.instagram.com/ksl_newsradio/...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – As Indiana recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is reminding Hoosiers that protecting seniors from financial exploitation requires awareness and education. As financial exploitation reaches record highs, state and provincial securities regulators are reaffirming their commitment to protecting senior investors from increasingly sophisticated threats. According to the...Read More
Seeing older relatives share obvious AI slop —like fake movie posters or martial-arts cats —is mostly just a harmless social media quirk. Unfortunately, there are much darker applications of AI targeting older adults. According to the FBI’s 2025 IC3 Annual Report, Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $7.7 billion to cybercrime — a...Read More
SINGAPORE – Android users have lost at least $69,000 in less than three months to scams targeting seniors. The scams involved the impersonation of government officials and the use of malware on Android devices. At least eight such cases have been reported since April 1, said the police in a statement on June 18. In...Read More
PARMA, Ohio — A woman in her late 90s nearly lost thousands of dollars to scammers — until a group of people at a Parma senior center joined forces to stop it. Staff at the Donna Smallwood Activity Center in Parma grew suspicious after a center transportation driver noticed the woman had purchased large amounts...Read More
Banks and credit unions are bolstering their scam defenses through hiring and new services and tools, as they grapple with an increase in scams targeting older customers. Fifth Third has expanded its scam investigations team, due to the increased volume of reported scams and the time involved in addressing them, said Kris Edwards, the bank’s...Read More
June 15, 2026, was designated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. One of the ways seniors are victimized is through financial scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), “in 2025, [elderly] people reported losing about $16 billion to scams, compared to $12.8 billion the previous year. And because not everyone who experiences a scam reports...Read More
An iPad displays scam information from the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, June 17, in Big Rapids. Austin Chastain/Pioneer Photo BIG RAPIDS — Mary Flagg picked up the phone and was immediately met with feelings of shock. A robotic voice on the other end of the line claimed to be from the Walmart Fraud Prevention...Read More
A new variant of malware-enabled scams is actively targeting senior citizens on android devices, the police said in an advisory on Thursday (June 18). Since April 1, 2026, at least eight cases have been reported, with victims losing a total of about $69,000. Scam operations begin on platforms like Facebook and TikTok, where scammers plant...Read More
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | by AMAC, Gerry Hafer | 1 Comments | Print Earlier this week, Social Security Administration (SSA) officials announced participation with federal partners in commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a global event aimed at preventing the mistreatment, neglect, and exploitation of older adults. As SSA explained...Read More
