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In 1989, some of Florida’s most effective crime fighters were unleashed through the creation of the Attorney General’s Seniors vs. Crime Project. This effective unit has allowed seniors to become involved in not only their own protection, but also that of their fellow citizens.

The Senior Sleuths program is well-known around the state and can serve as the Attorney General’s eyes and ears, volunteer, or actively assist in consumer protection investigations. These crime fighters have been responsible for recovering over $8 million for seniors who were the victims of con artists.

Volunteers work in offices known as Offices. More than 3,000 and growing, Senior Sleuths volunteers are providing important assistance to the crime fighting effort. Unethical businesses and individuals may believe that their senior target is helpless when, in fact, these citizens may be working for the Attorney General.

I am proud to be a partner with these outstanding citizens. Please give the Seniors vs. Crime Project a chance to help with a consumer related complaint by calling 1-800-203-3099.

Bill McCollum
Attorney General  

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Grandma Scam

June 2010.  The Jax Regency Office, located in the Jax Regency Mall in Jacksonville, had a client taken by a "Grandma Scam." She answered a call from someone claiming to be her grandson who asked her to wire money via Western Union so he could bond out of jail. She honestly thought that the receiver would have to show identification to get the money. With Western Union this is not the case. All a person needs to do is present an invoice number. A female scammer called our client and identified herself as the grandson's attorney and asked for the Western Union invoice number so she could "track the transaction and let the court know he had posted bond." With the invoice number the scammers were able to get the money from Western Union. Our client was out $3,000.

Western Union will not start an investigation until you file a police report so we helped our client through that process. Her case has been referred to economic crimes. Western Union is also investigating on their end using the incident number and their security tapes. The money she thought was being sent to Canada for her grandson actually got picked up by the scammers in Spain.

Since this incident the Jax Regency Office has spoken with banks and credit unions about customer service and how to prevent these types of incidents. Our client has arranged for our Senior Sleuths to speak at her church to a group of 75 seniors. She wants to do all she can to prevent others from having the same thing happen to them.


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