Latest Senior Online-Fraud Alerts & Cases
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IRS warns older adults about financial fraud
June 18, 2026 – Older adults have faced more financial threats in the past fiscal year (WAVY)
Secretary of State Encourages Hoosiers to Protect Seniors from Financial Scams and Exploitation – Indiana
June 16, 2026 – Indiana recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (95.3 Wiki)
New federal strategy targets elder fraud as reported losses hit $8B
June 11, 2026 – Special Study 2026 (Mc Knight’s Senior Living)
Stolen Trust: A Special Study on America’s Elder Fraud Landscape
June 9, 2026 – Special Study 2026 (HCSK)
Officer warning elderly Coconut Creek woman – Florida
June 3, 2026 – An 85-year-old woman lost $3,500 (NBC 6 South-Florida)
Your senior parents are easier to impersonate than you are
May 30, 2026 – Two decades of breach dumps now sit between your parents and the systems (AOL)
Senior scams are ‘escalating rapidly’ in these 3 major cities – Tennessee
May 28, 2026 – Here’s what to know and how to report them (WSMV 4)
Senior Scam Spike Hits Nashville Memphis Knoxville – Memphis, TN
May 28, 2026 – Investment, crypto and long-form cons are leading the rise (Hoodline, Memphis)
AG Alerts Veterans to 10 Scams – Arizona
May 23, 2026 – Military Benefits, Pensions, and Personal Information (AG AZ)
AI-driven scams exploit Medicare changes to target seniors
May 15, 2026 – Fraudsters are using AI voice cloning and fake Medicare refund calls (MSN)
Seniors Cyber Security Information Session – Canada
May 11, 2026 – w/ MP Andrew Lawton (St. Thomas Today)
AI Voice Clone Scams – Portland, Oregon
May 9, 2026 – Harder for Seniors to Detect (Saving Advice)
Houston woman shares warning for seniors – Houston, TX
May 8, 2026 – Scammed out of $90,000 (Houston Life)
Troy woman, 80, loses money in scam – Detroit, Michigan
May 1, 2026 – After being told her son faced deportation (Mlive)
AI crypto scam wipes senior’s $300K life savings – NYC
April 28, 2026 – Replying to a WhatsApp message that advertised a crypto investment course (Cryptopolitan)
‘Gold bar’ scam cost Radnor seniors more than $3 million – Pennsylvania
April 24, 2026 – When You Can’t Trust What You See (AOL)
Special AI Scam Series: AI Deepfake Video Scams
April 15, 2026 – When You Can’t Trust What You See
Sophisticated investment scheme swindling Americans out of savings
April 14, 2026 – 76-year-old Ron Williams was swindled out of his life savings (NBC News)
Special AI Scam Series: AI Voice Cloning Scams
April 10, 2026 – A fraud in which criminals use artificial intelligence to replicate the voice of a person
FBI Annual Report: Fraud against seniors has never been so widespread
April 10, 2026 – Complaints: +37% in one year. Financial losses: +59% in one year
Alaska needs to curb crypto-kiosk scams – Alaska
April 7, 2026 – By Sen. Cathy Tilton, former speaker of the Alaska House (Anchorage Daily News)
New Collaboration: 2 Simple Rules to Prevent Most Scams
April 1, 2026 – With Terri Proctor, founder of Stop Elderly Scams, a non-profit organization
Don’t fall for gold bar scams – California
March 27, 2026 – A dangerous and fast-growing scam is targeting seniors (The Alpine Sun)
Community Alert: A senior targeted by a tech support scam and browser notification spam
March 18, 2026 – One of our readers encountered a fake support pop-up and a fake sign-in page. She recognized the warning signs and stayed safe.
Top senior scams and how to avoid them – Virginia
March 17, 2026 – What scams are most commonly aimed at seniors right now? (Henrico Citizen)
Victim of gift card fraud? – Massachusetts
March 15, 2026 – Federal authorities want to hear from you (FOX25)
AI-generated photo scam costs Facebook users thousands – Pennsylvania
Financial scams targeting older adults have grown into a major problem in recent years – Ohio
March 12, 2026 – New bipartisan Senate bill (WKYC)
Fraud is quietly draining retirements now
March 7, 2026 – Retirement savings across the United States are increasingly being lost to fraud (AOL)
Grant seniors learn how to spot scams – Nebraska
March 2, 2026 – Local residents gathered at the Perkins County Senior Center on Feb. 10 for a fraud education session led by Ryan Sothan, outreach coordinator with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office (The Grant Tribune Sentinel)
Sheriff warns of scammers targeting seniors – New Mexico
February 28, 2026 – Attention to recent online and phone scams that have bilked residents out of thousands of dollars (Silver City Daily Press)
More than 4,000 scam-related complaints were filed in 2025 – PA
February 27, 2026 – Residents lost more than $76 million to scammers (The Keystone)
‘Gold bar scam’ targeting elderly cost Texas man $2M – Texas
February 20, 2026 – $55 million from victims statewide according to CBS News Texas (Money Wise)
Senior fraud prevention program March 5, 2026 in Carroll – Iowa
February 19, 2026 – Iowa State Extension to host senior fraud prevention (Carroll Times Herald)
Ways of enhancing fraud protection for senior citizens – Texas
February 19, 2026 – San Antonio’s Department of Human Services support for senior citizens (Texas Public Raio)
KeyBank elder fraud victims recover $2M: sweeping scam – Ohio
February 19, 2026 – Over 100 elderly KeyBank customers (MSN)
Letter to the House on Scam Act
February 18, 2026 – Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct (American Bankers Association)
Elderly B.C. couple scammed out of $300K
February 18, 2026 – Couple contacted by someone claiming to be an RCMP officer (The Squamish Chief)
Department of Securities addresses scams targeting seniors – Oklahoma
February 17, 2026 – (Koco News 5 ABC)
A scammer stole $40K from an Irvine resident – California
February 16, 2026 – After promising to secure their savings (New Santa Ana)
Romance scams target seniors – Arizona
February 13, 2026 – Devastating financial consequences (ABC 15)
Bipartisan Bill – Senators Gallego (D) & Moreno (R)
February 4, 2026 – Crack Down on Online Scam Ads (Senate)
Seniors Targeted in Romance Scams – Chattanooga, TN
February 4, 2026 – Valentine’s Day approaches (WDEF)
See Also: January 2026 – December 2025 – November 2025 – October 2025