elderly scam

An Edmond, Oklahoma man is facing serious charges after allegedly scamming an elderly man from Lamar out of $150,000 by pretending to be a government official. According to court documents, …

GENEVA, N.Y. – Police in Geneva arrested Abhishek Rameshbh Patel, a 25-year-old man from Kingston, Pennsylvania, for his role in a phone scam that defrauded a local resident of $80,000. …

BANGKOK — Five Australian men have been arrested in Thailand following a police raid on a luxury Bangkok villa allegedly operating as a high-pressure scam call centre, known as a …

CHATHAM, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced the arrest of Lance Norman, 36, of Queens, following a joint investigation into a Publishers Clearing House scam that defrauded an …

In a major breakthrough, cyber police arrested three individuals, including a Pune-based accountant, in connection with two digital arrest scams that defrauded elderly women of a combined Rs2.2 crore. One …

LIVERPOOL, UK — A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for impersonating a police officer to scam elderly victims out of more than …

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Two men were arrested in connection with a scam that targeted a 90-year-old Schenectady County resident, allegedly defrauding him out of $14,000. Zhexxun Sun, 22, and …

Mahankali police have arrested two women, K. Saraswati (65) from Krishna district and K. Swathi (40) from Kothagudem, Khammam district, for duping elderly men by pretending to help them find …

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – An 83-year-old woman was scammed after a fraudster made her believe that her son was in trouble. The victim, who Local 10 News is not identifying, …

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a $50,000 scam that targeted an elderly couple in Shelby Township, Michigan. Authorities say the suspect, Vedantkumar …