Lifting Up the Voices of Older Survivors
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Fraud
2022 National Adult Protective Services Association Conference and Summit on Elder Financial Exploitation
Event Dates
–
Location
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Grand Rapids, MI
Event Type
Conference
Training Helps Police Respond to Victims of Transnational Elder Fraud
Register for the OVC-funded Responding to Transnational Elder Fraud - A Victim-Centered Approach for Law Enforcement virtual training.
This free, 1-day training course provides criminal justice practitioners in the United States with information to assist older victims of fraud perpetuated in multiple jurisdictions via phone or the Internet.
The training offers background information on transnational fraud and tips for identifying and interviewing older victims through...
Responding to Transnational Elder Fraud - A Victim-Centered Approach for Law Enforcement
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
March 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials on Human Trafficking, Standards of Care for Human Trafficking Survivors, and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
The Growing Problem of Transnational Elder Fraud
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
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.
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...
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.