Fraud Targeting the Elderly
2019-01-16T17:00:30-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTQ2XC8yMDE5MDExNjA5NTMzMTAxMF9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on combatting scams that target the elderly. With an aging population and new technology at fraudsters' disposal, seniors have become increasingly vulnerable to financial schemes and scams that cost seniors about $2.9 billion each year. The committee heard testimony from the daughter of fraud victims, a state attorney general, a law enforcement official and a consultant with the Justice Department on how the federal government can better work with state and local stakeholders to address these schemes.
The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on combatting scams that target the elderly. With an aging population and new technology a… read more
The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on combatting scams that target the elderly. With an aging population and new technology at fraudsters' disposal, seniors have become increasingly vulnerable to financial schemes and scams that cost seniors about $2.9 billion each year. The committee heard testimony from the daughter of fraud victims, a state attorney general, a law enforcement official and a consultant with the Justice Department on how the federal government can better work with state and local stakeholders to address these schemes. close
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- Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
- Richard Burr U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] North Carolina
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Erika Flavin Daughter - Kirsten E. Gillibrand U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] New York
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- Marco Rubio U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Florida
- Tim Scott U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] South Carolina
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- Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Massachusetts
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