Idaho Department of Finance to bring Fraud and Senior Financial Exploitation and Prevention Roadshow to Idaho Falls

by DANIEL V. RAMIREZ

The Idaho Department of Finance is hosting a roadshow with the goal of raising more awareness of fraud and senior financial exploitation.

The Fraud and Senior Financial Exploitation and Prevention Roadshow aims to offer educational materials and resources to seniors, caregivers and family members. This free event will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Westbank Convention Center in Idaho Falls.

In 2022, there were 88,262 fraud victims, all over the age of 60, resulting in over $3.1 billion dollars lost, according to a report from the FBI Elder Fraud Report 2022. The most common type of fraud is tech support scams, resulting in 17,810 victims.

“Ensuring Idahoans have the information, tools, and resources to protect themselves and their loved ones from becoming victims of fraud and senior financial exploitation is very important to the IDOF and to me personally,” Patricia Perkins, director of the Idaho Department of Finance, said in a news release.

The Department of Finance also will be joined by AARP of Idaho and the Idaho Commission of Aging to provide more resources.

Those interested in the event can register at fraudpreventionroadshow.eventbrite.com

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