Senior Scam Prevention and Fraud Resources in New Hampshire
New Hampshire seniors reported $25 million in elder fraud losses to the FBI in 2025, with 1,063 victims aged 60 and older. This page provides New Hampshire-specific scam prevention resources, official reporting contacts, and five years of FBI elder fraud data for the state.
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I. Overview: New Hampshire’s Senior Population and Key Cities
As of 2024, New Hampshire has a population of approximately 1.4 million, with over 270,000 residents aged 65 and older, making up about 19% of the state’s population. This places New Hampshire among the top ten U.S. states by proportion of older adults.
New Hampshire’s seniors face a paradox: the state has the #6 highest per-capita victim rate in the nation, yet two major crime categories decreased in 2025 — tech support fell 33% and government impersonation dropped 37%. Total losses reached $25 million, with investment scams doubling to $12 million (+99%) and romance scams surging 104%.
The top cities with significant senior populations and scam reporting activity are:
- Manchester (approx. 116,000 people)
- Nashua (approx. 91,000 people)
- Concord (approx. 45,000 people)
II. 2025 Victim Report: How Scammers Targeted New Hampshire’s Seniors
In 2025, New Hampshire had 1,063 victims aged 60+ who reported losses totaling $25,068,671 — up 68% in victims and 58% in losses compared to 2024 (633 victims / $16M).
Loss by Crime Type
| Crime Type | 2025 Loss | 2024 Loss | Change |
| Investment | $11,703,084 | $5,893,104 | +99% |
| Tech Support | $3,047,618 | $4,521,639 | -33% |
| Romance | $3,310,922 | $1,623,319 | +104% |
| Lottery/Sweepstakes | $21,081 | $79,417 | -73% |
| Extortion | $104,200 | $694,377 | -85% |
| Government Impersonation | $963,851 | $1,533,153 | -37% |
Elder Fraud Loss Trajectory — New Hampshire
5-Year Elder Fraud Trend — New Hampshire (2021—2025)
| Year | Victims (60+) | Total Loss | YoY Change | Nat’l Rank |
| 2021 | 400 | $2,618,627 | — | #49 |
| 2022 | 372 | $14,665,788 | +460% | #37 |
| 2023 | 408 | $11,339,097 | -23% | #40 |
| 2024 | 633 | $15,840,854 | +40% | #42 |
| 2025 | 1,063 | $25,068,671 | +58% | #41 |
| 5-Year Total | 2,876 | $69,533,037 | +857% (2021—2025) | — |
Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Annual Reports, 2021—2025. Covers victims aged 60 and older. National rank is by total dollar loss among 52 states/territories. National totals: $1.7B (2021), $3.1B (2022), $3.4B (2023), $4.9B (2024), $7.7B (2025) — $20.8 billion stolen from American seniors over five years.
Top Crime Types Targeting New Hampshire Seniors (2025 vs. 5-Year)
| Crime Type | 2025 Victims | 2025 Loss | 5-Year Total | Growth (2021—25) |
| Investment | 60 | $11,703,084 | $26,946,380 | +39,121% |
| Romance | 64 | $3,310,922 | $9,065,157 | +1,992% |
| Tech Support | 130 | $3,047,618 | $13,825,685 | +526% |
| BEC | 36 | $2,212,003 | $4,502,859 | +111% |
| Gov. Impersonation | 53 | $963,851 | $3,451,263 | +612% |
| Personal Data Breach | 58 | $710,782 | $2,456,470 | +1,718% |
Top 6 crime types by 2025 losses. Growth calculated from 2021 to 2025. For national crime type trends, see our Crime Type Migration Analysis.
What the data reveals: New Hampshire’s elder fraud losses reached $25 million in 2025, with 1,063 seniors victimized (+68%). Investment scams doubled to $12 million (+99%) and romance scams surged 104% to $3.3 million. Two categories decreased: tech support fraud fell 33% and government impersonation dropped 37% — a pattern seen in only a few states. Statewide, that comes to roughly one senior victim for every 1,326 New Hampshire residents.
National context: New Hampshire ranks #6 in per-capita victim rate (75.44 per 100,000) — higher than California, Texas, Florida, or New York. Despite small total losses (#41 nationally), an individual New Hampshire senior is among the most likely in the country to be targeted. The declines in tech support and government impersonation are encouraging and may reflect effective local awareness campaigns.
For the full national picture, including how New Hampshire compares to every other state, visit our national hub page with interactive data and rankings.
III. Emergency and Official Contacts
Local Police Departments – Elder Fraud and Financial Crimes
1. Manchester Police Department – Investigative Division
- Phone: (603) 668-8711 (non-emergency)
- Website: www.manchesternh.gov
- Contact for fraud, identity theft, or suspected elder scams.
2. Nashua Police Department – Criminal Investigations
- Phone: (603) 594-3500 (non-emergency)
- Website: www.nashuapd.com
- Ask for assistance with elder fraud or scam-related complaints.
3. Concord Police Department – General Inquiries
- Phone: (603) 225-8600 (non-emergency)
- Website: www.concordnh.gov
- Request help with suspicious calls, emails, or financial abuse.
FBI and Federal Scam Reporting
FBI Boston Field Office (serving New Hampshire)
- Phone: (857) 386-2000
- Website: www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
- Website: www.ic3.gov
- Use to report phishing, online scams, tech support fraud, and elder-targeted digital crimes.
New Hampshire Attorney General – Elder Fraud and Consumer Protection
New Hampshire Department of Justice – Consumer Protection and Elder Abuse Unit
- Consumer Protection Hotline: (888) 468-4454
- Elder Abuse Hotline: (800) 949-0470
- Website: www.doj.nh.gov
- Provides complaint forms, scam alerts, and fraud recovery guidance.
Statewide Elder Services and Medicare Fraud Support
New Hampshire Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS)
- APS Reporting Line: (800) 949-0470
- Website: www.dhhs.nh.gov
- Investigates elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
New Hampshire Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
- Phone: (866) 634-9412
- Website: www.servicelink.nh.gov
- Helps detect Medicare fraud, prevent billing scams, and protect identities.
ServiceLink Aging and Disability Resource Centers
- Toll-Free Info Line: (866) 634-9412
- Website: www.servicelink.nh.gov
- Connects older adults to legal help, fraud education, and support services across the state.
Stay Alert. Protect Each Other.
- New Hampshire seniors lose millions of dollars annually to scams. Early reporting can prevent further harm.
- Share these resources with family, caregivers, and community centers.
- Visit our Education Center for common scam types, red flags, and how to report fraud safely.
- If something doesn’t feel right, slow down and verify , your instincts matter. Help is available.
Recent New Hampshire scam news
Recent news coverage of scams affecting New Hampshire seniors, updated from our alerts desk. Each item links to the original outlet; victims and defendants are kept anonymous.
Protect your wallet: Free scam prevention for seniors in Rochester
A free scam prevention session in Rochester aims to help local seniors protect their money from fraud.
Read at Foster's Daily Democrat →Some say NH has become a magnet to scam seniors at crypto ATM machines
New Hampshire groups are taking action as scammers increasingly steer seniors to crypto ATMs to hand over hard-to-recover cash.
Read at Union Leader →Attorney General's Office Offering Free Scam Prevention Training
New Hampshire's Attorney General is offering free scam prevention training to help residents stay safe.
Read at New Hampshire Department of Justice →The 'phantom hacker' scam: how a months-long con convinces victims to hand cash or gold to a courier
Federal prosecutors describe a growing 'phantom hacker' scheme in which a caller falsely claims a victim's bank or investment account has been compromised, then, days or weeks later, someone posing as a government official tells the victim their money needs to be moved to a 'safe' government account to protect it. After building trust over an extended period, the scammers convince victims to withdraw cash or buy gold and hand it to someone who arrives in person posing as a government agent, sometimes claiming to be a U.S. Attorney or other official. In one related Arizona case, a victim transferred more than $400,000 in assets before realizing it was a scam. No real government agency or bank will ever ask you to withdraw money, buy gold, or hand valuables to a courier to 'protect' them, so if you get a call like this, slow down, hang up, and verify by contacting the agency or bank directly using a number you look up yourself.
Read at U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona →House committee report calls for an 'all-of-ecosystem' approach to fighting scams, including elder fraud
A U.S. House Financial Services Committee report is calling for a coordinated national strategy against fraud and scams, arguing that stopping them requires cooperation across banks, technology platforms, telecommunications carriers, and law enforcement, not just the moment a payment happens. The report cites FTC data showing more than 3 million fraud reports and $15.9 billion in reported losses in 2025, and specifically flags elder exploitation among the scam types it wants better addressed alongside impostor schemes, phishing, and crypto fraud. It recommends stronger consumer education, deliberate friction to slow suspicious transactions, more cross-industry data sharing, and wider use of AI-powered fraud-detection tools, and it launched a new public resource site explaining common scam red flags in plain language. The American Bankers Association welcomed the report's call for a coordinated approach that brings platforms, carriers, and financial institutions into the effort together.
Read at JD Supra →Senate Aging Committee presses nine major AI companies for safeguards protecting older users
The Senate Special Committee on Aging sent letters to nine major AI companies asking what safeguards their AI chatbot 'companion' products have for older adults, people with disabilities, and people in crisis, including how the products are tested, how harms are tracked, and whether independent researchers can access data to study the effects on older users. Companies have until August 31, 2026 to respond. The letters follow a bipartisan committee hearing, held by the committee's Republican chairman together with its Democratic ranking member and another Democratic senator, examining how AI has been used in scams against seniors; at that hearing the committee released a new report citing the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center for almost $21 billion in cybercrime losses in 2025, with $893 million tied to AI-enabled scams. The report's recommendations include a centralized federal scam-reporting portal that would automatically route complaints to the right agency, expanded law enforcement training and cryptocurrency-tracing tools, and new protections against unauthorized AI-generated voice and image replicas. The committee framed it directly: protecting older Americans from AI-enabled fraud and expanding their access to helpful AI tools 'are not competing priorities; they are two sides of the same obligation.'
Read at McKnight's Senior Living →IV. Learn More: New Hampshire Scam Prevention Guides
Explore New Hampshire-specific guides on the most common scams targeting seniors in your state:
- Tech Support Scams in New Hampshire — Learn to recognize fake pop-ups, phone calls, and remote access schemes.
- Investment Scams in New Hampshire — Protect your retirement savings from fraudulent advisors and crypto scams.
- Romance Scams in New Hampshire — Spot the warning signs of fake online relationships designed to steal money.
- Government Impersonation Scams in New Hampshire — Know what real government agencies will never ask you to do.
- How to Report Scams in New Hampshire — Step-by-step guide to reporting fraud and starting recovery.
For national-level data on each scam type, see our Investment, Tech Support, Romance, and Government Impersonation national guides.
See how New Hampshire compares. Curious where New Hampshire ranks in the national picture? Stolen Trust, our 2026 special study, ranks every state and territory using five years of FBI data and lays out one practical plan to fix elder fraud.