senior scams

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 …

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12) — A quick-thinking bank teller helped uncover a $50,000 scam targeting a 71-year-old Florida man, ultimately leading to the arrest of Viera Castro. According to the Orlando …

HALIFAX, N.S. — James Robert Dwyer, 65, has been hit with 22 additional charges related to a series of renovation and repair scams targeting seniors in Halifax, authorities announced. Dwyer …

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) — A 22-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly scamming an elderly resident out of more than $20,000 in a sophisticated bank fraud scheme. According to …

Saline County, KS — Two Illinois men have been arrested in connection with a sophisticated scam that defrauded an elderly Kansas couple of more than $126,000, the Saline County Sheriff’s …

McKINNEY, Texas — A sophisticated scam that allegedly defrauded more than 75 elderly Texans out of over $1.5 million has resulted in the arrest of three suspects, McKinney police announced. …

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. – A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after allegedly scamming an elderly woman out of thousands in a fortune-telling scheme. Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, was arrested …

EAST ALTON, IL — Two men face serious charges after allegedly targeting an elderly East Alton woman in a fraud scheme involving identity theft and wire fraud. Cory Breuer, 43, …

A 70-year-old Milwaukee woman, Evelyn Cross-Beacham, is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a nationwide tech support scam that defrauded seniors out of more than half a million dollars. …

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Person County, North Carolina, in connection with a multi-county scam that defrauded elderly victims of over $140,000. Authorities say Yunlong Lin and Linghui …