Older Mainers gathered in Kittery on Friday to learn how to stay safe on the road and protect themselves from scams.The York County Sheriff’s Office, AAA and TD Bank hosted a Senior Safety Fair at the Kittery Community Center, offering resources and training geared toward older adults.The event comes as officials highlight two growing concerns...Read More
Stephanie McLean says a new national anti-fraud strategy and a planned Financial Crimes Agency are intended to better protect seniors The story of Judy Skene, a Sault woman who lost nearly $1 million through an online scam, has reached the country’s highest level of government. Stephanie McLean, Secretary of State (Seniors) for Canada, was made...Read More
Written by Rae Anne SmithLegal Aid Society Nashville, TN – As the number of older Americans hits record levels, financial exploitation of seniors is also sharply on the rise. It’s been estimated that as many as one in five Americans over age 65 have been victimized by financial fraud. According to a 2025 FTC...Read More
With the FIFA World Cup now underway in Atlanta, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is sounding the alarm about a wave of scams targeting seniors. Willis co-sponsored a free elder abuse prevention and education event Thursday morning at the Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility in Atlanta, bringing together law enforcement partners to help...Read More
Rancho Santa Margarita, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown Gold Exchange today released a report alerting families to a rising gold scam targeting seniors, highlighting how criminals are impersonating law enforcement officers, government agencies, and financial institutions to pressure older adults into purchasing physical gold and turning it over under false pretenses. Gold fraud...Read More
Dear Savvy Senior, I keep hearing about AI in the news and how it’s being used in scams. I’m not very tech savvy and find it confusing. What should I know to protect myself? –Cautious Senior Dear Cautious, You’re not alone. Many older adults are asking the same question. Artificial intelligence, or AI, is...Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) and Sean Casten (D-IL-06) introduced the Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen consumer protections, combat fraud, and help ensure that criminals using cryptocurrency ATMs to target seniors and other vulnerable Americans are held accountable. According to the FBI, Americans lost more than $333 million...Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series about an increase in scams throughout northern Illinois. In McHenry County, a Crystal Lake woman believed a caller who said she was her granddaughter and had been in a serious accident and needed thousands of dollars for an attorney. A Huntley man believed he was...Read More
DENVER — It sounds too good to be true: free groceries from Medicare. Denver7 Investigates found advertisements promoting these offers popping up online and on streaming platforms, often with urgent enrollment deadlines. For seniors coping with high grocery prices, the pitch can be tempting. To find out what’s behind it, Denver7 Investigates called one of...Read More
When Jeffrey Mass and his wife retired, they had planned to use part of their savings to travel to Europe and take foreign cruises. They also wanted to leave inheritance money for their adult kids and establish college funds for their two young grandchildren. “We had this idea of how we wanted to spend our...Read More
