elder fraud

SAN ANTONIO, TX — A former San Antonio-based financial adviser who was barred from the profession earlier this year is now facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing more than $2.19 …

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — A Cleveland-area clock repairman is facing serious theft charges after allegedly scamming customers out of thousands of dollars, many of whom were senior citizens, according …

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – Three Amarillo residents have been arrested and charged with federal fraud offenses after a nationwide investigation uncovered a $30 million telemarketing scam targeting elderly victims across …

MONTREAL — Six men pleaded guilty Thursday in a Montreal courthouse for their roles in a grandparent fraud scheme that attempted to steal life savings from elderly Americans. The fraud …

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a sophisticated elder fraud scheme that defrauded an 81-year-old woman out of more than $580,000, …

Des Moines, Iowa — A Chicago man has been arrested in Polk County after authorities say he attempted to collect gold from a victim as part of a fraudulent computer …

LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a California man in connection with a large-scale financial scam that defrauded an 81-year-old local woman of $284,000. According to …

CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. — A fast-acting family and coordinated police work helped stop an 82-year-old Culpeper County resident from losing over $20,000 in a sophisticated phone scam aimed at seniors, …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) — A Louisville pastor has confessed to scamming elderly shoppers “thousands of times,” according to police. Virgil Mozee, pastor of The New Christian Church of Jesus Christ …

EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. (ABC4) — A Brooklyn man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to scam a 74-year-old East Rockaway woman out of $117,000 through a computer security hoax, according …