After hooking their victims, scammers manipulate them into handing over card information or sending money via third-party ...

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a "steady" uptick in fraud relating to quit claim deeds in the New England region.

Ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, the FBI is reminding elderly Americans and their loved ones about elder fraud. This type of fraud takes many forms as criminals seek to take ...

An FBI Boston warning about a rise in quitclaim deed fraud closely resembles a civil case involving a Boston Water and Sewer Commission HR director who is alleged to have worked with relatives to ...

According to the Boston division of the FBI, between 2019 and 2023, 1,576 people in Massachusetts reported cases of real estate fraud, totaling more than $46.2 million in losses (these numbers ...

Scams targeting the elderly are the on the rise. A report released in April 2024 by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported 101,000 elder fraud complaints with collective losses of $3 ...

He caveated that rates of elder fraud were still high, despite the decreases. The report's figures were based on official complaints to the FBI , which recorded just over 100,000 cases in 2023.

The Boston division of the FBI is sounding the alarm over a rise in home title theft, aka quit claim deed fraud, a scheme in which scammers forge documents to steal property ownership and cash in ...

FBI officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a "steady" uptick in fraud relating to quit claim deeds. "Folks across the region are having their roots literally pulled out from under ...

An FBI Boston warning about a rise in quitclaim deed fraud closely resembles a civil case involving a Boston Water and Sewer Commission HR director who is alleged to have worked with relatives to s… ...