3307 - Securing Seniors: Understanding and Combatting Financial and Cyber Scams (FBI)
Course Description
Presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
According to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, there have already been $1.6 billion in losses from January to May of 2024, which is nearly $300 million more from the same time last year.? Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial fraud. Learn about fraudulent schemes that impact the senior citizen community. Specifically, health care fraud with an overview of the most common financial and cyber fraud schemes targeting seniors. Scammers are savvy and convincing; their scams are designed to catch you off guard. Seniors are targeted every day through e-mail, regular mail, and the telephone. Nearly every scam is designed to trick you into sending money or providing your personal information. Learn to resist pressure to act quickly, pause for a moment, and assess the situation.? How to identify these scams and what to do if you are a victim.