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Millions Stolen, Death Threats: Should Banks Do More to Fight ‘Pig Butchering’?

For nearly 50 years, Anamarie Hurt trusted her husband, Craig, to manage their finances. And he did a good job of it, making investments that grew into a comfortable nest...
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What Are AI Scams? A Guide for Older Adults

Just a few short years ago, artificial intelligence (AI) seemed like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. But with AI language models like ChatGPT, voice assistants like Alexa, and...
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Quick Tip: Tariff scams

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a Quick tip on tariff scams. With all the confusion around changing trade policies, scammers are pouncing. They're sending fake emails and texts saying you owe...
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Two Convicted for their Roles in Multi-Million Dollar Transnational Telephone Scam

ATLANTA - Pradip Parikh, 67, of Valley Stream, New York, and Alpesh Patel, 40, of Louisa, Virginia, have been convicted for their roles in a scam that defrauded unsuspecting Americans...
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U.S. Attorney’s Office And FBI Recommit Efforts To Protect Elder Americans From Fraud And Other Abuse

LAS VEGAS – The month of June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada and the FBI Las Vegas Division...
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Justice Department Highlights Enforcement Efforts Protecting Older Americans from Transnational Fraud Schemes in Recognition of 2025 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced that the Justice Department is reinvigorating efforts to protect older Americans from transnational schemes that cost billions...
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Financial Scams: Are there effective measures to combat them? (CQ Researcher)

Janine Williamson (Satterfield) has a featured op-ed in the latest CQ Researcher report on financial scams...
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Federal bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Report 2024

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3. Originally intended to serve the law enforcement community,...
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Protect Yourself from Fraud and Scams

Learn about protecting yourself, friends, and family from fraud and scams. Common scams using the Federal Reserve's name:...
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Fox Island, Washington, man indicted for stealing more than $920,000 from an elderly financial advisory client

The former financial advisor took advantage of his client’s trust to steal her life savings and inheritance...
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Fox Island man indicted allegedly stealing over $920k in life savings from elderly widow

A 56-year-old from Fox Island, Washington was indicted late last month for allegedly stealing over $920,000 in life savings and inheritance from a former client he worked with as a...
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The Scammer’s Manual: How to Launder Money and Get Away With It

Every few weeks, fireworks light up the night sky in Cambodia, set off by scammers to salute their biggest swindles....
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