elderly fraud

NEW YORK — Authorities have charged seven New York City residents in connection to a $20 million gift card scam that targeted elderly victims across 45 states, including Alaska. The …

Burlington, VT – Canadian authorities have arrested 23 nationals in connection with a grandparent scam that defrauded elderly Americans of over $21 million, following an indictment returned by a U.S. …

Jacksonville, FL – Kabreshia Caldwell, 47, was arrested for stealing over $10,000 from elderly shoppers at Walmart and Publix stores across Northeast Florida. Between May 2022 and March 2023, Caldwell …

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A senior from South Florida was tricked into a tech support scam that cost her nearly $100,000. However, an undercover operation led to the arrest of …

Anthony Bumpus, 35, of Newark, Ohio, was arrested and charged with felony theft after he scammed an elderly woman out of $24,000, as part of a sting operation conducted by …

Adrian Alberto Monjaras was arrested on February 10 after he attempted to collect $45,000 from an elderly woman, 86-year-old Mary Cisneros, in Waco, Texas. The arrest followed a family member’s …

An 88-year-old woman was conned out of £2 million by a criminal gang who tricked her into purchasing gold bullion, which was later stolen from her. Elizabeth St John, who …

Fraud gangster Daniel Henao has been sentenced to jail after attempting to scam an 87-year-old pensioner from North Yorkshire out of nearly £6,000. Henao’s fraudulent actions targeted a vulnerable senior, …

FONTANA, CA — Fabrisio Arias, 46, was sentenced on February 7 to 41 months in prison for his role in laundering nearly $400,000 in a fraudulent international sweepstakes scheme that …

A 42-year-old man from Brooklyn, New York, Qiao Zheng, was arrested Thursday in connection with a phishing scam that defrauded a 90-year-old South Windsor resident out of nearly $50,000. Zheng …