Latest Senior Online-Fraud Alerts & Cases
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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