Abstract
This presentation will review current U.S. Department of Justice Consumer Protection Branch (CPB) data on internet based financial abuse of older adults. The CPB has 40 attorneys focused on criminal and civil cases, many of them affecting older adults. Richard Goldberg, Director of CPB, will discuss the increasing complexity of fraud against elders over the past decade including more involvement of foreign nationals operating from other countries. He will review recent data from the FBI Internet Fraud Complaint Center, including data on five specific types of fraud and scams. He will present information on new trends including Tech Support Scams, IRS Scams, Jamaican Lottery Scams, Mass-mailing Frauds, and Unauthorized Withdrawals. Strategies that can assist elders to resist Internet frauds and scams will be presented.
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