Responding to Transnational Elder Fraud: A Victim-Centered Approach for Law Enforcement

This course provides students with information they need to collaboratively assist older victims of fraud perpetuated in multiple jurisdictions by phone or Internet. This course offers background information on transnational fraud and tips for identifying and interviewing older victims through a trauma-informed lens. It highlights resources that should be provided to victims, along with resources for law enforcement, including agencies that can offer multidisciplinary support to investigations.

Key concepts covered in this course include:

• types of abuse,
• common scams,
• senior-specific investigative techniques, and
• resources.

Registration is limited to:

• state, local, Tribal, or territorial agency personnel (law enforcement - sworn, law enforcement - civilian, regulatory, prosecutorial, judicial),
• Federal agency personnel (law enforcement - sworn, law enforcement - civilian, regulatory, prosecutorial, judicial), and
• U.S. military personnel.