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Scam Targeting Seniors

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

How to protect elderly from online crypto scams

  • Oct 21, 2023

Romance scammer swindles life savings from widow

  • Sep 22, 2023

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Latest Stories

'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

Fraud prevention: How to protect yourself, family members from scams targeting seniors

A recent report by the FBI says elder fraud is up by 74%. Consumer Investigator Jason Knowles has tips to avoid scams targeting seniors.

  • Feb 4, 2023

Chicago crime: Police warn Northwest Side residents of ruse burglaries targeting seniors

Chicago police are warning Northwest Side residents about "ruse burglaries" targeting senior citizens.

  • Aug 14, 2022