June Scam Advice Forum
Fraudsters posing as relatives in distress to steal money from unsuspecting seniors
Thursday, June 27th
Description:
The Ontario Provincial Police Serious Fraud Office along with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, highlighted the rise of “grandparent scams and/or emergency frauds”, where fraudsters pose as relatives in distress to steal money from unsuspecting seniors.
To explore this fraud, the presentation outlined aspects of Project Sharp and the subsequent impacts.
Speakers:
Lisa Cruz, Crime Prevention Officer, Detective Constable, Serious Fraud Office, Ontario Provincial Police
Stephanie Senecal, Senior Support Unit Coordinator, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Ontario Provincial Police
Jenna Coates & Courtney Guiste, Victim Liaisons (Civilian), Serious Fraud Office, Ontario Provincial Police
Resources:
Who are these calls designed for? APS workers and others who regularly deal with victims of common “mass marketing” scams on the phone, through their computers or by mail where victims never meet the scammer in person.
Who will run these calls? Debbie Deem, a retired Victim Specialist for the FBI, and Steve Baker, who is retired from the FTC and now writing scam studies for the Better Business Bureau. Both are recognized nationally as experts in how scams operate. Debbie also brings decades of experience in working one on one with victims.
What kind of scams will be covered in this series of calls? We anticipate discussing COVID-19 scams, lottery/sweepstakes, online romance scams, grandparent, tech support, the use of victims as money mules, and government imposter scams pretending to be the IRS, Social Security or government grant opportunities will be the first topics. Later calls may cover investment fraud, other cyber crimes, identity theft and health care fraud.
To join the Scam Advice Forum and receive occasional email updates forward this email to admin@napsa-now.org with a note requesting, “Add me to the Scam Advice Listserv”.
*Membership in NAPSA is encouraged, but not required, to join the Scam Advice Listserv.
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June Scam Advice Forum: Fraudsters posing as relatives in distress to steal money from unsuspecting seniors
June Scam Advice Forum
Fraudsters posing as relatives in distress to steal money from unsuspecting seniors
Thursday, June 27th
Description:
The Ontario Provincial Police Serious Fraud Office along with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, highlighted the rise of “grandparent scams and/or emergency frauds”, where fraudsters pose as relatives in distress to steal money from unsuspecting seniors.
To explore this fraud, the presentation outlined aspects of Project Sharp and the subsequent impacts.
Speakers:
Lisa Cruz, Crime Prevention Officer, Detective Constable, Serious Fraud Office, Ontario Provincial Police
Stephanie Senecal, Senior Support Unit Coordinator, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Ontario Provincial Police
Jenna Coates & Courtney Guiste, Victim Liaisons (Civilian), Serious Fraud Office, Ontario Provincial Police
Resources:
Who are these calls designed for? APS workers and others who regularly deal with victims of common “mass marketing” scams on the phone, through their computers or by mail where victims never meet the scammer in person.
Who will run these calls? Debbie Deem, a retired Victim Specialist for the FBI, and Steve Baker, who is retired from the FTC and now writing scam studies for the Better Business Bureau. Both are recognized nationally as experts in how scams operate. Debbie also brings decades of experience in working one on one with victims.
What kind of scams will be covered in this series of calls? We anticipate discussing COVID-19 scams, lottery/sweepstakes, online romance scams, grandparent, tech support, the use of victims as money mules, and government imposter scams pretending to be the IRS, Social Security or government grant opportunities will be the first topics. Later calls may cover investment fraud, other cyber crimes, identity theft and health care fraud.
To join the Scam Advice Forum and receive occasional email updates forward this email to admin@napsa-now.org with a note requesting, “Add me to the Scam Advice Listserv”.
*Membership in NAPSA is encouraged, but not required, to join the Scam Advice Listserv.
May Scam Advice Forum: How scammers collect money and an increase of scammers appearing in-person
How scammers collect money &
an increase of scammers appearing in-person
The scam world has recently seen a dramatic change. Scammers are now appearing in person at people’s homes to pick up money they defraud from victims. This seems to be happening across the board, with notable upticks in grandparent scams, tech support, and other frauds. This means that there is an increasing role for local law enforcement, which has increasingly been arresting the scammers when they appear.
In addition, scammers have long taken advantage of other nontraditional methods of collecting money, such as FedEx and the US mail. But increasingly they have been using Uber drivers to collect the money.
Part 1:
Part 2:
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To acknowledge World Elder Abuse Awareness Day this year, NAPSA held a virtual event to highlight each NAPSA region and the tremendous work being done to prevent and address elder abuse.
We kicked off the event with a few words from our Lead Sponsor, JP Morgan Chase. Following that, we highlighted successful cases, task force/MDT/EMDT/I-team successes, projects funded by ARPA, and legislative changes that have supported APS work. Lastly, we heard from the Heroes of APS filmmakers and learn about the incredible impact they are making.
Click here to review the recording.
Thank you to our 2024 Lead Sponsor of the virtual WEAAD event!
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Click here for a copy of the slides.
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