May 15 is National Senior Fraud Awareness Day. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released its annual Elder Fraud Report and the number of elderly victims has risen at an alarming rate. The amount of losses has skyrocketed.
CLEVELAND — May 15 is National Senior Fraud Awareness Day. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center recently released its annual Elder Fraud Report and the number of elderly victims has risen at an alarming rate.In 2021, more than 92,000 victims over the age of 60 reported losses of $1.7 billion to the IC3. According to the FBI, that is a 74% increase in losses from 2020.
If it can happen to Webster, it can happen to anyone, said the FBI. That’s why Webster and his wife Linda are teaming up to educate older Americans about scammers who target them and their money. Ohio lands in the 5th spot of states and United States Territories for victims and 13th for losses with more than $45 million dollars.
“Bill is so sweet and so trusting, he went down to Western Union twice to wire money to people who called him and said they needed money and they of course were lying they were not his grandson or a woman friend,” explained Linda Webster.Now, the couple is on a mission to help older Americans keep their hard-earned cash.
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