WASHINGTON — U.S. Florida Republican Sen. Ashley Moody on Monday introduced legislation aimed at helping law enforcement agencies better investigate and prosecute scams targeting older Americans, citing the growing financial toll such crimes take on senior citizens. The proposed Strengthening Task Forces to Oppose Predatory Scams Against Seniors Act, known as the STOP Scams Against...Read More
MANILA, Philippines — As financial scams become increasingly sophisticated, BDO Unibank continues to strengthen its fraud awareness efforts to help protect vulnerable sectors, particularly senior citizens, from emerging threats. In partnership with Barangay Bel-Air, Makati, BDO Foundation and the Bank’s Fraud Management Unit (FMU) recently conducted a scam awareness session for senior citizens, underscoring BDO’s...Read More
BDO Unibank Inc. MANILA, Philippines — BDO Unibank is working harder to protect senior citizens from financial scams by expanding its fraud awareness campaign with help from community partners. The Sy-led bank’s foundation and Fraud Management Unit recently held a scam awareness session for senior citizens in partnership with Barangay Bel-Air in Makati. The program focused...Read More
Helping local senior citizens identify common phone, email and internet scams was the topic of a recent presentation conducted by a Rep. Jake Banta (R-4th).The event was held at the Corry Community Center, 15 S. First Ave. Rep Jake Banta (R-4th) was in town on Thursday to host a presentation at the Corry Community Center,...Read More
Communities First Initiative and Columbia Bank offered “How to Avoid Scams, Fraud, and Identity Theft” to about 30 seniors at Jewish Federation Plaza in Essex County. This is one of many financial education presentations that CFI is conducting throughout the state in response to the increase in the numbers of seniors who have fallen victim...Read More
The study by Oxford Information Labs (OXIL) challenges the common belief that older people are most at risk and instead points to situational factors – such as stress, exhaustion, and financial pressure – as key vulnerabilities. Research highlights that scammers exploit moments of disruption and distraction, rather than simply targeting specific age groups. Carolina Caeiro,...Read More
The Vancouver Police Department is warning the public that its officers will never ask for money, following a string of phone scams in which fraudsters impersonate senior VPD officers to convince victims to transfer large sums of cash. According to the news release by VPS, the warning comes as sophisticated scammers continue calling members of...Read More
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that scammers have stolen more than $1.2 million from seniors since the beginning of August. Authorities said scammers have recently targeted seniors across the county with convincing stories and complicated tactics. The sheriff’s office said since Aug. 1, there has been 17 confirmed cases of senior scams. The...Read More
More than 400 unread messages now sit on 74-year-old ‘Grandma’ Thompson’s phone — a digital graveyard she refuses to touch after a traffic ticket scam cost her more than $450,000 in personal savings.“I don’t look,” she said, her tone laced with fear, having become a victim of the text-message phishing scam recently. “I have over...Read More
The scammer who targeted the elderly by pretending to be a carabiniere has been arrested. He is a 30-year-old from the Naples area who was served with a pre-trial detention order in prison. The order, issued by the judge for preliminary investigations of the Avellino Court, was carried out by the Carabinieri...Read More
