Senior Scams

Who wouldn’t want to win a dream vacation or thousands of dollars? Scam artists know the answer is everyone wants to be a winner, which is why sweepstakes scams have cost unsuspecting victims $166,000 in 2020. And unfortunately, 80% of the victims involved in these scams were seniors. What makes sweepstakes scams so challenging is […]

Tax scams are far from new, but the IRS always sees a significant increase in tax scams targeting unsuspecting victims during tax season. And as we become savvier to tax scams, criminals are already working on a new way to steal our money or identity. One of the top reasons tax fraud increases during tax […]

With billions of dollars being funneled into senior care communities, it is no surprise that scammers have weaseled their way into the industry. And though the government is cracking down on these crimes, they aren’t able to stop them. And it isn’t just billions of dollars being invested in this industry, but billions of dollars […]

People have been talking about telemarketing scams for almost as long as the telephone has been around. Telemarketing fraud initially referred to fraudulent sales practices used over the phone. However, today telemarketing scams refer to any fraud conducted over the phone, so a more accurate title would be phone scams. Many seniors unwittingly believe that […]

Most retirees are familiar with the risks and gains of investments; some may have retired from wise investments. But not all investments are legitimate. Some carry greater risks than others and some are outright investment scams. Investment scams are frequently geared towards seniors who are looking for a way to grow their retirement fund. And […]