Investment Fraud

An elderly man in a cardigan looks on in shock at a computer screen showing collapsing financial charts. Text reads: $228,000 gone. Forty years of savings.

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"The Money That Wasn't There": The Investment Scam That Cost Seniors $3.5 Billion Last Year

Investment fraud is now the number-one scam against older Americans. It does not steal your savings — it convinces you to hand them over, one reasonable step at a time.

Senior Fraud Guide publishes general consumer education about fraud and scams. It is not investment, financial, legal, tax, or medical advice, and it does not recommend any security, investment, product, or provider. We are not a law firm, a government agency, or a financial institution. If you believe you are a victim of a crime, contact your local law enforcement or the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov. A Vera Lux Group LLC publication.