A focus on elder fraud kicks off Season 2 of the ABA Fraudcast, as Paul Benda interviews Lois Greisman, associate director of the Federal Trade Commission's division of marketing practices. They discuss Protecting Older Consumers, 2024-2025, A Report of the Federal Trade Commission, issued in December, that reveals a big increase in the number of older adults reporting losses of more than $100,000 to scams.

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ABA Fraudcast host is Paul Benda, EVP, risk, fraud and cybersecurity at American Bankers Association.