senior scam

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Eric Anthony Olivas, 30, a money mule involved in a transnational elder fraud scheme, was sentenced last month to one year in jail and two years’ …

UNITY, PA – Two men from New York will soon be paroled after pleading guilty to swindling an 84-year-old woman from Unity Township, Pennsylvania, in a fake $5 million lottery …

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — Carroll County deputies arrested a man accused of defrauding a senior citizen of nearly $30,000 in a fake tech support scam. According to the Carroll County …

PONTIAC, Mich. (FOX 2) — A 49-year-old man from Warren has been arrested for defrauding a senior citizen in Waterford out of more than $40,000, according to the Oakland County …

MENANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Menands Police Department has arrested two individuals accused of being involved in a scam targeting seniors. Melissa Christie-Cameron, 30, and Naphtorley Wilson, 29, both from …

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 …

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Shania Baptiste, 25, is behind bars after authorities say she and an accomplice scammed an 84-year-old woman out of thousands of dollars in a fake Publisher’s …

A 24-year-old man, Patrick Wall, allegedly scammed elderly homeowners across New Hyde Park, Floral Park, and surrounding neighborhoods out of more than $100,000 by promising to repair their homes and …

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – A 26-year-old man, Yash Shah, has been arrested in connection with a fraudulent gold bar scheme that defrauded an 88-year-old woman and her 61-year-old daughter of …