senior scams

SAUSALITO, CA — A 35-year-old Fresno man has been arrested for allegedly scamming $25,000 from an elderly Sausalito resident and attempting to steal another $25,000 before being caught, police said. …

SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man has been arrested and charged in connection with a tech support scam that defrauded elderly victims in New York and Idaho out of …

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A 44-year-old New York man has been charged in a growing scam that targets elderly Americans, this time stealing over half a million dollars in gold …

CHATSWORTH, ON — The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two Shelburne men in connection with a failed grandparent scam that targeted a 95-year-old woman in …

Yalei Li, 38, of Rosemead, California, has been indicted in connection with a tech-support scam that targeted a 92-year-old woman in Pelham, New Hampshire, according to Attorney General John M. …

WILL COUNTY, IL — A 29-year-old California man, identified as Liwei Deng, has been charged in connection with a $39,000 scam targeting an elderly woman in Will County, authorities announced. …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Phillipe Gravel-Nadon, a Canadian citizen extradited from Colombia, was sentenced on June 12 to five years and one month in federal prison for his role as a …

Nirav B. Patel, a 44-year-old illegal immigrant from India, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims …

AUSTIN, Texas — Gina Hernandez, 32, and Elsa Vasquez, 30, are facing multiple felony charges for allegedly posing as healthcare workers to steal from elderly residents across Central Texas. The …

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A 37-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a 92-year-old Sun City Center resident out of more than $800,000 in an elaborate romance and financial …