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Brazil’s Chamber Approves Bill Targeting the ‘Fake Lawyer’ Scam

Now before the Senate, the measure introduces tougher penalties, emergency payment freezes, and stricter court‑security rules.

TSB Warns of 'Friendship Fraud' Targeting Older People as Impersonation Cases Rise

DVLA Case Sees 91-Year-Old With Alzheimer’s Convicted Over 11-Day Insurance Gap

Norfolk Man Who Stole £28,000 From Dementia-Suffering Mother Receives Suspended Sentence

Granddaughter Who Stole £30,000 From Dementia-Stricken Grandparents Given Suspended Term

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

Woman Charged Over Alleged Thefts From Elderly Patients at Alice Springs Hospital

Middlesbrough Conman Who Tricked Widow Over Fake Loft Work Jailed for Three Years, Van Seized for Repayment

Amanda Holden Confronts Impersonators Behind Deepfake Romance Scam in BBC Special

Rogue Builder Who Preyed on Elderly Jailed for 28 Months Over £25,000 Fraud

Spain–Romania Operation Breaks Up ‘Hug Theft’ Clan as Police Report Fresh Arrests in Spain

One-Year Suspension for Sydney Agent Over Cut-Price Purchase of Elderly Seller's Home

Rogue Gardening Gang Jailed for £36,600 Doorstep Scam on Dorchester Pensioner

Man Jailed for Stealing £52,000 From Elderly Parents, Faces Asset Recovery

Astrologer Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged $62K ‘Evil Spirit’ Scam

Care Worker’s Six-Week Jail Term Suspended After CCTV Exposes Dementia Patient Abuse

Nigerian Drug Kingpin Jailed for Exploiting Elderly in Meth Smuggling Scheme

Police Officers on Trial for Alleged Assault of Elderly Amputee in Care Home

Florida Man Arrested for Robbing Elderly Woman of Lottery Winnings

Decomposed Body Found in Florida Nursing Home Closet