For the millions of older adults who fall victim to financial fraud, the effects can be devastating and irreparable.  Anyone who suspects that a senior is the victim of financial exploitation or fraud should:

CALL THE POLICE
Harford County Sheriff's Office | 410-838-6600
Bel Air Police Department | 410-638-4500
Havre de Grace Police Department | 410-939-2121
Aberdeen Police Department | 410-272-2121

REPORT THE INCIDENT TO
The Maryland Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
410-528-8662
www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/CPD/offices.aspx

Additional Online Resources:

• Senior Medicare Patrol. SMP’s efforts seek to help seniors prevent and report Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.  SMPs also work to resolve beneficiary complaints of potential fraud in partnership with state and national fraud control/consumer protection entities.  To report Medicare Fraud call 1-877-808-2468.https://www.smpresource.org/Content/Medicare-Fraud.aspx
• AARP offers a Fraud Tracking Map to learn about and report scams in your area. https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/tracking-map.html You can also sign up for Watchdog Alerts that will deliver news on the latest scams to your inbox.
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau https://www.consumerfinance.gov/practitioner-resources/resources-for-older-adults/protecting-against-fraud/ Provides information about fraudulent financial schemes and offers help to victims of deceptive financial products.
• The Better Business Bureau - Scam Tracker. Provides resources to expose fraudulent schemes.
• Federal Bureau of Investigations. Provides information on fraud schemes that use telephones, the Internet, mass mailings, television, radio, and personal contact to swindle consumers.
• National Council on Aging. Provides information on the top scams targeting seniors.
• Social Security Administration. Provides an online form to report allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse concerning Social Security benefits.
• The National Do-Not-Call Registry. Provides information about the National Do-Not-Call Registry, which can stop telemarketers from calling your home or mobile phone.
• National Adult Protective Services Association. Provides a map to locate the closest Adult Protective Services for victims of physical abuse and/or financial exploitation