Scams and Fraud Webinar Series:  Building Your Toolkit of Resources
Channel: APS Technical Assistance Resource Center
Date: 2023-12-15

The final session of our scams and fraud series will feature resources on frauds and scams, including resources service providers and advocates can use to increase their knowledge, as well as resources that can be passed on to older adults or used as part of community outreach.  We will highlight resources encompassing the topics covered during our series, including identifying scams and frauds, reporting to law enforcement, and monetary and emotional recovery. 

The presentation will also discuss how we talk about fraud and why some of the common language describing fraud can inadvertently harm victims, including by implying they are to blame for failing to identify the fraud, and our collective fraud fighting efforts, including by implying only certain people are vulnerable to fraud.

This webinar is the final session in a four-part series on fraud and scams. You need not watch every part of the series, please join us for some or all!  

Webinar presenters
• Jacqueline Blaesi-Freed, Assistant Director, Consumer Protection Branch, U.S. Department of Justice
• Erin Kee, Aging 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