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Advocating for Change: Janine Williamson’s Stand Against Elder Financial Exploitation

On this Veteran's Day, an elder fraud prevention advocate, Janine Williamson, has called upon Congress to address the alarming rates of financial fraud affecting American consumers....

Elder Fraud Prevention Advocate Janine Williamson Issues Statement on S. 4943 and H.R. 9303 “Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act”

This Veteran's Day, elder fraud prevention advocate Janine Williamson is urging Congress to take action on S. 4943 and H.R. 9303, the Protecting Consumers from Payment Scams Act. "The American...
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Banks and the federal government point fingers as Americans lose billions to online scams

Remember the Spider-Man meme where he points at himself? Banks and the federal government are in a similar situation, pointing to each other to solve the problem of online financial...
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FTC: Older adults lost up to $61.5B to fraud in 2023

Older Americans reported losing more than $1.9 billion to fraud in 2023, but since most fraud isn’t reported, the actual figure could be as high as $61.5 billion, the Federal...
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Written Testimony of Matthew Noyes, Cyber Policy & Strategy Director, Office of Investigations, United States Secret Service

Written Testimony of Matthew Noyes, Cyber Policy & Strategy Director, Office of Investigations United States Secret Service Before Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Committee on...
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92-year-old woman loses life savings in online scam

Earlier in 2024, CBS News shared a story about the growing epidemic of overseas online scammers robbing vulnerable Americans. There is now an update on the billions of dollars being...
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Big Banks Watched as Con Men Wiped Out a Widow’s Life Savings

Across the Hudson River Valley, the trees were turning yellow and red when 83-year-old Annette Manes began showing up at JPMorgan Chase & Co. branches, draining them of cash. Her...

Elder Fraud Prevention Advocate Janine Williamson Issues Statement as HB 692 “Larry’s Law” Takes Effect in Virginia

House Bill 692, or "Larry's Law," took effect today in Virginia. Larry's Law lays the groundwork for financial institutions to train their employees to identify potential financial exploitation of senior...
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FinCEN Issues Analysis on Elder Financial Exploitation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis today focusing on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked...
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U.S. Treasury’s financial crimes network warns of elder exploitation

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is sounding the alarm over challenges faced by elder financial exploitation (EFE). In a newly...
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FinCEN Issues Analysis on Elder Financial Exploitation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis today focusing on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked...
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2 new laws strengthen reporting, investigation of older adult financial exploitation

A new law encouraging financial institutions to do more to prevent and report financial exploitation of older adults was prompted by a family’s discovery that their loved one lost more...
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