Scammers are systematically targeting elderly people across the country through romance schemes, lottery fraud, life insurance rings, and phone cons. Law enforcement agencies are making arrests and issuing warnings as victims lose tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
·Southern California man lost $84,000 to scammers; one suspect arrested
·Glendale police investigating theft of nearly $250,000 from single elderly victim
·State authorities warning of coordinated life insurance fraud targeting seniors
·International lottery scam ring arrested in Omaha after defrauding elderly people
·Five defendants pleaded guilty in $65 million scheme using rental property impersonation
drawn from KTLA, 12News, The News Guard, Ohio Attorney General (.gov) · updated 13h ago