Grandparent scams play on the love grandparents share with their grandchildren by misrepresenting that a grandchild is in trouble with the law or sick or injured and in need of an immediate transfer of large sum of money to prevent dire harm to the grandchild. The scammers are becoming more audacious even coming to the door of intended targets, and any grandparent could fall for this insidious scam. In this webinar aging services professionals will learn how to identify this fraud, empower grandparents to resist this scam, how to partner up with law enforcement to go after the scammers and how to help those who have experienced this scam to recover from their losses and regain their agency. (Webinar date: Sept. 14, 2022)
Presenters:
- Jackie Blaesi-Freed, Assistant Director, Consumer Protection Branch, U.S. Department of Justice
• Eden Ruiz-Lopez, Aging Services Program Specialist, Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services, Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Sarah Duval, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Center for Elder Law and Justice
• Joe Snyder, MA, Elder Justice Consultant
