Top 10 Most reported Scams for seniors

Mark Guilliatt |
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 Social Security Impersonation Scam 

  1.  Robocalls / Unsolicited Phone Calls 
  2.  Sweepstakes Scam / Jamaican Lottery Scam 
  3.  Romance Scams  
  4.  Computer Tech Support Scams
  5.  Grandparent Scams 
  6.  IRS Impersonation Scam 
  7.  Identity Theft 
  8.  Debt Scams 
  9.  Elder Financial Abuse

 

From January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, the Senate Aging Committee’s Fraud Hotline

received a total of 1,341 complaints from residents all across the country. Calls pertaining to the

top 10 scams featured in this report account for more than 70 percent of the complaints.