HOUSTON, Texas (KBTX) - The FBI Houston Field Office is warning people to be aware of elder scams as they see a concerning increase in cases ... we consider elder fraud quite an epidemic at ...

These types of quitclaim fraud cases have become more common in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the FBI. “More and more people have grown accustomed to conducting real estate ...

Scams targeting the elderly are the on the rise. A report released in April 2024 by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported 101,000 elder fraud complaints with collective losses of $3 ...

But the rise of artificial ... called the National Elder Fraud Coordination Center, an attempt to tap in private companies who have resources in data privacy to assist in national law enforcement ...

The Boston division of the FBI is sounding the alarm over a rise in home title theft, aka quit claim deed fraud, a scheme in ... uptick in these types of cases across New England, with homeowners ...

Confidence/romance scams caused the highest losses in elder fraud, totaling $432 million. Tech support scams targeted the most victims, numbering 13,900 in elder fraud cases. Investor Alert ...

The FBI warns that scammers are ... number or bank details. In other cases, scammers create fake female profiles to join online support groups for fraud victims, gaining trust before directing ...

FBI officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a "steady" uptick in fraud relating to quit claim deeds. "Folks across the region are having their roots literally pulled out from under ...

The Dallas FBI — Tyler Resident Agency and UT Tyler ... presented different cases of elder fraud in East Texas, such as a Louisiana woman who used schemes to take about $4.85 million from ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Crypto ATMs are increasingly becoming a target for fraud, with the FBI and local police departments ... "And since we filed these cases, I think we get a call every day ...

The FBI has warned businesses to be vigilant for "CEO fraud", claiming the number of cases has skyrocketed by 270 per cent since January 2015. A press release from the FBI reveals that at least 79 ...