Crime ❯ Fraud

Elder Fraud

Scams Impersonation Grandparent Scam Shock Calls Legal Proceedings Financial Exploitation Financial Abuse International Fraud Emotional Manipulation Theft

Daughter Says She Heard Mother Die After Hamburg Phone Scam

Her public account highlights gaps in a closed police probe and urges renewed action to find the fraudsters.

Phone Impersonation Scams Rob German Seniors of Large Sums

Five Charged in Philadelphia Scheme Posing as Utility and Bank Workers to Steal From Seniors

Two Plead Guilty in Ventura County Elder Scam

Six Suspects Arrested in Germany and Spain Over ‘Shock-Call’ Scam Targeting Seniors

Salzlandkreis 'Shock Call' Phone Scam Costs 86-Year-Old €18,000

Police Release CCTV in Pershore Courier Fraud That Cost 89-Year-Old £40,000

Hilden Woman, 84, Loses €300,000 in Months-Long Fake-Official Phone Scam

Guardia Civil Arrests 29-Year-Old in Cuenca Over €150,000 Fraud Targeting Two Elderly Couples

18-Year Sentence in Elder Gold Scam Draws Fresh Online Misinformation

Care Home Owners Jailed for Forged-Will Plot to Seize Elderly Resident’s Estate

More Victims Emerge After Raids on Texas Jewelers Seize Over $30 Million in Gold

Adriano Says AI Voice Clone Duped His Mother Into Wiring 15,000 Reais, Issues 24-Hour Ultimatum

Santa Fe Probes ANSES-Impersonation Scam That Took $43,000 and €40,000 From 85-Year-Old

Dresden Police Report Phone-Scam Wave Targeting Seniors, Nearly €200,000 Stolen

Gilroy Woman Gets Year in Jail, Probation for Embezzling Over $100,000 From Century-Old Winery

Austria and Germany Issue Fresh Warnings on Smishing and Bank Fraud

Police Seek Tips in Germany Phone-Impersonation Scam Cases After New Alzenau Theft

Abdirahman Yalahow Jailed for Six Years Over £100,000 Courier Fraud Targeting Pensioners

Ghanaian Influencer Arrested on U.S. Charges Tied to $8 Million AI Romance Scam