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Scam Targeting Seniors

Scammers target seniors, steal $100M+ through gold bar scheme

  • Aug 6

Quick Tip: Imposter scam alert

  • Jul 5

Retired couple speaks out after being scammed out of $845K

  • May 21

March Madness betting, ticket scams targeting college basketball fans

  • Mar 20

Police searching for suspects in alleged distraction theft scheme

  • Mar 10

AI fakes among top holiday scams targeting shoppers this season

  • Dec 11, 2025

California widower loses $1M to 'wrong number' crypto romance scam

  • Oct 31, 2025

Americans older than 60 lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023: FBI

  • May 1, 2024

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Lotto scam warning: Don't send money to win money

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Consumer Reports: Financial scams target seniors

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Helping aging parents with financial planning

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Latest Stories

Older family members may be victims of cryptocurrency scams

Crypto Scam Quick Tip: If you have an older family member or friend in your life, you might want to check whether they've fallen victim to a crypto scam.

  • Oct 21, 2023

Romance scam: Widow swindled out of life savings, finds out she has no home or companion

Finding love cost a widow more than $70,000. After losing her life savings, she's sharing her story to try and save others from the same emotional and financial heartbreak.

  • Sep 22, 2023

'That was everything I had': Grandmother trying to buy puppy for grandson loses life savings to scam

"This was going to be for him, for him to have something to hang on to," said Katherine Smith.

  • Jul 17, 2023

Couple tricked into wiring nearly $70K from Wells Fargo account to scammer

The scammer convinced the man that nearly $70,000 was "accidentally" transferred and asked him to "wire back" $68,000.

  • Apr 28, 2023

84-year-old woman who lost life savings to scammer thought she was 'helping the government'

The 84-year-old said she's embarrassed and devastated after losing her life savings.

  • Apr 3, 2023