March 26, 2026, 8:24 a.m. ET A senior citizen in Washington Township fell victim to a phone scam last week, according to authorities. Police said the victim receive a phone call with a caller ID of TD Bank, which happens to be her actual bank. Scammers convinced her to withdraw $7,000 from her bank account,...Read More
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Nearly a year after my first visit to the Delray Beach office where Sunshine Senior Solutions is headquartered, I went back. The paper sign that had been on the door was gone, and unlike the last time, no one answered when I knocked. WATCH BELOW: ‘Billions of billions of dollars going...Read More
SAN ANTONIO – An attempted kidnapping-ransom scheme targeting a local senior was foiled with the help of a doorbell camera, the San Antonio Police Department said. On March 18, a man in his late 60s went to a Broadway Bank location on Huebner Road, prepared to withdraw money to prevent his wife from being harmed....Read More
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – State Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Richland Township, will host a seminar with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General on the Top 10 scams targeting seniors and how to prevent them at 6 p.m. April 7 at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center, 301 Napoleon St., downtown Johnstown. The presentation will provide examples of red...Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a Winnipeg senior fell victim to a “grandparent scam,” police say. The Winnipeg Police...Read More
The New Westminster Police Department (NWPD) is warning the public to be on the lookout after a senior citizen was targeted by fraudsters in a “chimney scam.” Police were called to the home of the 90-year-old woman on the evening of March 25. “The resident shared that two men were soliciting in the neighbourhood with...Read More
The Iowa City Police Department and the Iowa City Senior Center hosted a public scam awareness program explaining the new and inventive ways that scammers are attacking citizens, as reported scams and money lost from scams have increased over the last five years. The public event, presented by two representatives from the Iowa City Police...Read More
Romance scams are spreading beyond dating apps and becoming harder for banks to detect as criminals use deepfakes, scripted approaches and long-term manipulation, financial crime specialists said. New figures from UK Finance put reported losses from romance scams at £20.5 million in the first six months of 2025, across almost 3,000 cases. Analysis by TSB...Read More
It seems that scams are everywhere these days — in our texts, emails, and phone calls to start. And con artists continue to become more sophisticated in the age of AI, so much so that a recent survey suggested that they’re increasingly imitating your loved ones. Some also prey on people’s vulnerability and loneliness, pretending...Read More
