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2. Sixteen charged in 'grandparent scam' that targeted elderly ...

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   April 30, 2024 at 9:22 PM. Sixteen individuals have been charged in connection with a "grandparent scam" in which hundreds of elderly people were defrauded out of millions of dollars, said U.S ...

3. Raynham cop solves grandparent scam involving Uber driver ...

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   Bail scam targets elderly couple in Raynham. According to the police report, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2022, the Ryans received a call from a man pretending to be their grandson. The ...

4. Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans ...

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   April 30, 2024 at 11:06 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses ...

5. Maria Duval scam - Wikipedia

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   The Maria Duval scam is one of the most successful mail scams in history, having defrauded millions of people out of at least $200 million over twenty years. Targeting sick and elderly people through a combination of personalized letters and personal information databases, it has been shut down in the United States in 2016, but is still ongoing in many countries.

6. Cash for Gold (South Park) - Wikipedia

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   South Park. ) " Cash for Gold " is the second episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 225th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 21, 2012. The episode centers on fourth grader Stan Marsh 's irritation with J&G Shopping Network ...

7. 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 ...

8. Elderly people in NJ among those targeted in international ...

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   Sixteen people were charged in connection with a "grandparent scam" operated out of multiple call centers in the Dominican Republic, the feds say. Elderly people in NJ among those targeted in ...

9. A local elderly resident was scammed out of $10,000. How to ...

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   HOPKINTON — A New York man is alleged to have scammed an elderly resident out of $10,000 and tried to get even more money before police arrested him Thursday, authorities said.. Police arrested ...