A few days ago, I received a text from someone claiming to be with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. According to the text, I have unsettled traffic penalties and to avoid my license and vehicle registration being suspended immediately, I must pay them via the included link. How convenient! I spotted...Read More
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
