U.S. – DoJ Elder Fraud Strike Force

• The strike force will be a law enforcement effort bringing together the resources
  and expertise of the DoJ consumer protection, and USAO for 6 federal districts.
• Also includes the FBI, the US Postal Inspection Service, and other organizations.

Collaboration

• There will also be collaboration with the FTC and industry partners, who have
  pledged to engage with the Department to help end the scourge of elder fraud.
• There will be a focus on investigating and prosecuting individuals and entities
  associated with foreign-based schemes that disproportionately affect US seniors.
• These include telemarketing, mass-mailing, and tech-support fraud schemes.
• The force will use analytical tools and sophisticated investigative approaches,
  to help to identify those individuals and entities facilitating these fraud schemes.
• The Force will coordinate with foreign law enforcement and use all the available
  tools to stop victims from losing money and to hold those wrongdoers responsible.