SENIORBUSTERS CANADA PROGRAM

Program Description

The SeniorBusters Program works by increasing awareness of financial elder abuse investment scams and fraud, educating seniors on techniques used by scammers and providing elderly with the necessary information and who to contact if they have been a victim of financial elder abuse.

The SeniorBusters Program assist seniors with:

• Providing strength, emotional and moral support to victims
• Being sensitive to the needs of seniors
• Contacting senior victims of fraud for follow up as often as needed
• Educating and re-educating seniors on financial elder abuse, telemarketing fraud and identity theft
• Obtaining suspect company information
• Referring financial elder abuse victims to other appropriate agencies
• Developing personal relationships with financial elder abuse victims
• Ensuring that seniors have a place to turn to when they need assistance
• Helping victimized seniors regain personal dignity

The PhoneBusters website lists the top scams and top senior scams including:

    900 Scams
    Advanced Fee Letter Fraud (419 / Nigerian Letters)
    Advanced Fee Loans
    Bomb Threat
    Cheque Overpayment Fraud
    Dead Air Calls
    Emergency Scam
    False Charities
    Hitman Email
    Identity Theft
    Inheritance
    Internet 101
    Job
    Lottery Emails
    Office Supplies / Directory
    Phishing
    Phone Number Spoofing
    Prize Pitch
    Puppy Scam
    Pyramid Schemes
    Recovery Pitch
    Service Scam
    Travel
    Vacation
    Vehicle Warranty Package

Fraudulent telemarketers often build relationships with seniors and gain their trust before victimizing them. Seniors are often targets of telemarketing fraud, investment fraud, or identity theft scams for reasons such as loneliness, lack of family support, and health-related issues such as Alzheimer's.

The SeniorBusters Program has received the RCMP Commissioner’s Volunteer Award.
and was originally called the Seniors Helping Seniors Program under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre houses a call center that takes in phone from people reporting frauds. Staff are trained anti-fraud specialists who provide advice on the steps victims should take to recover lost funds and to protect themselves in the future.
source: antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca

Find out more about the SeniorBusters Program

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