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2. Surge in fraud for those 60 or older costs them billions, FBI ...

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   Eric Revell. May 1, 2024 at 3:26 PM. A new report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found that fraud schemes targeting elderly Americans cost victims over $3 billion in 2023. The FBI's ...

3. Elder fraud tops $3.4 billion as schemes targeting people ...

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   People over the age of 60 in the US reportedly lost more than $3.4 billion in fraud schemes in 2023, a nearly 11% increase from the year before, according to a report from the FBI released Tuesday ...

4. Scammers bilked older Americans out of $3.4 billion last year ...

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   At least 101,000 Americans ages 60 and older were victims of digital fraud last year, with the average person losing $33,915, according to a new report from the FBI.

5. Elder financial abuse - Wikipedia

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   Elder financial abuse is a type of elder abuse in which misappropriation of financial resources or abusive use of financial control, in the context of a relationship where there is an expectation of trust, causes harm to an older person. The Older Americans Act of 2006 defines elder financial abuse, or financial exploitation, as “the ...

6. Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017 - Wikipedia

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   On October 18. 2017, President Trump signed into law the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017 (P.L. 115–70 [1] ), identifying the need for data on elder abuse. An elder abuse case has many stages from the incident through investigation (by adult protective services or law enforcement), prosecution, and trauma recovery.

7. National Center for Victims of Crime - Wikipedia

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   The National Center for Victims of Crime ( NCVC) is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information, resources, and advocacy for victims of all types of crime, as well as the people who serve them. The National Center for Victims of Crime hosts the annual National Training Institute, designed to share current ...

8. New law cracks down on senior scams in Florida - AOL

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   The FBI reported that 2023 was the highest year on record in terms of the numbers of complaints of elder fraud and just how much money victims lost. Law enforcement officials said the biggest tip ...

9. The Growing Epidemic of Elderly Abuse - AOL

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   The number of senior citizens is growing rapidly; individuals aged 65 and older increased from 39.6 million in 2009 to 54.1 million in 2019 (a 36% increase) and is projected to reach 94.7 million ...