Ten curated videos covering the scams hitting Americans 50+ hardest — news investigations, survivor stories, and expert prevention guides. Click any thumbnail to watch directly on this page.
News Investigations
4 videos
News Segment
An investigative report on how grandparent scams work — the emotional manipulation tactics scammers use and real victim stories that show how convincing these calls can be.
FBI / News
How scammers use AI voice cloning and emotional manipulation to impersonate grandchildren in distress — what the calls sound like and how to protect your family.
News Segment
A fraud prevention expert walks through the most effective tactics seniors can use to identify a scam before it causes financial harm.
AARP Fraud Watch Network
3 videos
AARP
A survivor of a devastating romance scam shares her story — how it started, how she was manipulated, and how she now uses her experience to protect others.
AARP
A victim recounts how someone posing as an FBI agent convinced her to hand over $600,000 — a chilling firsthand account of government impersonation in action.
AARP
A firsthand account of being recruited as an unwitting money mule — showing how victims of one scam are often re-targeted and turned into instruments of fraud against others.
Fraud Prevention Guides
3 videos
Elder Fraud Prevention
A comprehensive walkthrough of the universal red flags that appear across almost every scam type targeting older Americans — practical steps that could protect your savings.
News Segment
An in-depth look at the scale of elder fraud in America — how criminal networks operate, why seniors are targeted, and what law enforcement is doing about it.
Consumer Protection
A practical breakdown of the universal warning signs that appear across all scam types — the questions to ask yourself before sending money or sharing personal information.
Been Targeted by a Scam?
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