Elder Fraud & Senior Scams
The scams that target older adults, from romance and grandparent cons to tech-support and investment fraud, tracked through consumer-fraud reporting and enforcement. A standing reference for how these schemes work and how they are being stopped.
- California v. Yongan Ma
Yongan Ma is charged with conspiracy to commit grand theft, conspiracy to commit elder fraud, and grand theft from an elder or dependent in connection with an alleged scheme that defrauded a Thousand Oaks woman of $14,000.
- USA v. Wang et al.
Eleven individuals pleaded guilty to allegations of orchestrating a $65 million elder fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly victims in the U.S. from 2019 to 2023. The scheme allegedly involved fake identities, social engineering, and coordination with international…
- USA v. Liu
Xin Liu, a Chinese national, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for material participation in an elder fraud scheme targeting elderly victims.
- Elderly Southern California woman scammed out of $14,000 in complex scheme
A Rosemead man, Yongan Ma, faces felony charges for his alleged role in an elder fraud scheme that scammed a Thousand Oaks woman out of $14,000. He is charged with conspiracy…
- [US]Elderly romance scam
An elderly individual is being targeted by romance scammers impersonating Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Jesus on Facebook and WhatsApp. The scammer has received money from the victim and continues to communicate via new WhatsApp accounts, despite the victim's refusal to surrender…
- What scams target seniors most?
- Romance and grandparent scams, tech-support fraud, and investment and lottery schemes recur most often. The Nexus surfaces current cases and warnings alongside their sources.
- Where can someone report elder fraud?
- In the U.S., report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov. The Nexus tracks the reporting; it is not a reporting channel itself.