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Criminals Defrauded Senior Adults of More than $1 Billion in 2020

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Senior adults reported losses of more than $1 Billion to fraud in 2020. And according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, the problem is getting worse each year. However, several cost-effective solutions are now available that enable senior adults to stay connected safely at home and when transitioning to new living situations. According to the  2020 IC3 Elder Fraud Annual Report, more than 100,000 of America's senior adults fell prey to fraudsters with an average loss of $9,175. Nearly 2,000 senior adults lost more than $100,000 each.  Many Crimes Go Unreported As horrible as these numbers are, they likely represent only the tip of the iceberg because these numbers are based only on people who reported their losses to the FBI and identified themselves as being more than 60 years old. Many senior adults either remain unaware that they have been defrauded or are too ashamed of having been conned to speak up about it. Unfortunately, some are afraid to report having been ...
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Why did you start Senior Technology Solutions? I started Senior Technology Solutions based on my experiences helping my parents through multiple transitions. The things I did enabled them to stay connected with family and friends through those transitions. I want to help other families experience those same benefits. Part of what inspired me to action was my family’s experience with Andrew Diedeker of Simple Senior Solutions . Andrew stepped my mom through a conversation focused on identifying what was important to her in an assisted living community. Within 48 hours, he returned to Mom with a prioritized list of four communities that best fit her preferences, including some that we had not previously been aware of. Then he set up and accompanied us on tours of Mom’s top two choices the following day. Andrew’s knowledge, professionalism, and caring approach took most of the stress and time out of this process. He gave Mom and the rest of the family confidence about her choice of assist...
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