Fraud Alert: Scammers Claiming to be OVC Director Kristina Rose
Scammers are falsely representing themselves as OVC Director Kristina Rose and attempting to obtain personal information or money.
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Holistic Approach to Leading Transformation of Elder Abuse (HALT-EA)
15POVC-21-GG-01084-NONF
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$370,962
Enhancing Capabilities of Identity Theft Resource Center's National Identity and Cybercrime Direct Victim Services Hotline through Referral Partnerships and Training
15POVC-21-GK-01092-NONF
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$1,500,000
2021 National Adult Protective Services Association Conference and 10th Annual Summit on Elder Financial Exploitation
Location
Town and Country Resort
San Diego, CA
Event Type
Conference
OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services
The Directory is designed to help crime victims and service providers find nonemergency crime victim service agencies in the United States and abroad.
Victims of Identity Theft, 2018
Date Published
April 2021
Publication Type
Statistics
Agencies
BJS
National Elder Fraud Hotline
National Elder Fraud Hotline Microsite
Law Enforcement-Based Victim Services - Template Package II: Protocols and Documentation
Date Published
October 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Reference Material,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
2020 National Identity Theft Victims Assistance Network (NITVAN) Identity Theft Coalition Building Toolkit
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Office for Victims of Crime Grant Programs: Victim Services for Older Adults FY 2019 Topical Snapshot
Date Published
2021
Agencies
OVC
February 2021 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, National Consumer Protection Week, and The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit.
Federal Trade Commission: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
This website allows you to easily report scams, fraud, and bad business practices to the Federal Trade Commission. Once you submit your report, you will be given a tracking number and tips on what to do next. Your report will be added to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel database, which is available to thousands of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
New Federal Trade Commission Website Helps Victims to Report Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission recently launched a new website to make it easier for consumers to report fraud, scams, and bad business practices.
Victim service providers can help their clients submit fraud reports in just a few short steps on the English language site ReportFraud.ftc.gov or the Spanish language site ReporteFraude.ftc.gov.
Providing Help, Restoring Hope: The U.S. Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Trauma-Informed Responses to Victims of Financial Fraud and Exploitation
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Justice for Human Trafficking Survivors
2020-VT-BX-0095
Geographical Areas Served
- Fort Bend County
- Harris County
- Galveston County
- Montgomery County
Indicates all geographic areas to which services are provided, excluding states. See States Served.
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$346,392
Telling the Whole Story: How Collecting Metrics Demonstrates Impact Webinar
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the Elder Justice Program Kickoff Training Webinar
Good afternoon, everyone! It’s my pleasure to join you all today.
I’d like to begin by thanking Silvia Torres on my team that is here with us today and a big thanks to Equal Justice Works and Justice in Aging for putting this together and inviting me to speak.
For more than three decades Equal Justice Works has guided law students and lawyers into public service careers, with a focus on fighting for equal justice for all Americans. We are so excited they are managing OVC’s Elder Justice Program.
Expanding Services To Reach Victims of Identity Theft and Financial Fraud
Date Published
October 2010
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC
2013 NCVRW PSA—Protecting Elders From Financial Exploitation
February 2013
This public service announcement, developed as part of the 2013 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource Guide, urges you to contact the Eldercare Locator or the National Adult Protective Services Association if you suspect financial exploitation. Visit the NCVRW site for more information.
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