Silly Rabbit, Tech Isn’t Just for Kids: Supporting Older Adult Victims of Digital Financial Abuse

Older adults are engaging with technology like never before. With this shift to more digital community building, scammers are using technology to target older adults to perpetrate financial crimes such as romance scams, identity theft, and more. Perpetrators of financial fraud can range from the most intimate of people, like partners and family members, to strangers far away. With the increase in the use of technology, it is essential for service providers to understand how technology is used to perpetrate financial crimes and the emotional and often traumatic toll it can have on older adults. 

Learning Outcomes: 

• Recognize the types of financial fraud targeting older adults. 
• Identify the ways technology is used by perpetrators to facilitate financial crimes. 
• Explore strategies to support older adult victims of technology abuse and financial fraud.

All Justice Clearinghouse webinars are 75 minutes long (1 hour for formal presentation, 10-15 minutes for Q&A).