The fraud involves criminals making ‘deepfake’ videos that appear to be investment endorsements by celebrities and politicians. Pat Foran reports. An Ontario woman is sharing her story after she invested over $900,000 in a cryptocurrency platform that turned out to be fake. It was in the summer of 2025 when 86-year-old Judy Skene of Sault...Read More

Last week, the patrons who attended the Bloomfield Senior Center talked about fraud and scams, and how to prevent them. “Unfortunately, our elderly population falls victim to romance, medical, internet, IRS, Bit Coin and phone scams daily,” Jolene Myers of Milestones Area Agency on Aging said.  The seniors at the Bloomfield Senior Center are asking...Read More

The Better Business Bureau is encouraging older adults and their families to take steps to protect themselves from scams during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. The organization says people living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia may be more vulnerable to fraud because conditions affecting memory and decision-making can make it harder to recognize scams. BBB...Read More

Older Americans lost billions of dollars to scams last year, with imposter schemes, investment fraud, and tech-support scams among the most costly. Criminals increasingly use artificial intelligence, spoofed phone numbers, and social media to make scams appear legitimate. Experts say the best defense is slowing down, independently verifying requests, and never sending money or personal...Read More

Philippine authorities arrested a senior member of Japan’s “Luffy Group,” a transnational crime syndicate accused of running large-scale fraud operations targeting Japanese citizens. The suspect, wanted under a Tokyo court warrant, was detained in Makati City and is facing deportation proceedings, according to local authorities. Investigators said the group operated sophisticated scams by impersonating Japanese...Read More

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