Resolution — S. Res. 590, Supporting National Senior Fraud Awareness Day (May 15, 2020)
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S. Res. 590 supports the designation of May 15, 2020, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day. It was submitted in the Senate on May 20, 2020, by Collins and others, and the resolution was considered and agreed to. The preamble lists scams aimed at seniors, including Social Security impersonation scams, romance scams and telemarketing fraud, and says scammers are exploiting the coronavirus crisis. It cites a Government Accountability Office estimate that seniors lose $2,900,000,000 each year to financial exploitation schemes. The resolution encourages policies to prevent scams targeting seniors and honors individuals and organizations that fight these scams.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. RES. 590
Supporting the designation of May 15, 2020, as ‘‘National Senior Fraud
Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness about the increasing number of
fraudulent schemes targeting seniors in the United States, to encourage
the implementation of policies to prevent those schemes, and to improve
protections from those schemes for seniors.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 20, 2020
Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr.
HAWLEY, Mr. CASEY, Mr. JONES, Ms. WARREN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr.
SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. BRAUN, and Ms. ROSEN) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Supporting the designation of May 15, 2020, as ‘‘National
Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness about
the increasing number of fraudulent schemes targeting
seniors in the United States, to encourage the implemen-
tation of policies to prevent those schemes, and to im-
prove protections from those schemes for seniors.
Whereas millions of older adults in the United States (re-
ferred to in this preamble as ‘‘seniors’’) are targeted by
scams each year, including Social Security impersonation
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scams and Internal Revenue Service impersonation
scams, sweepstakes scams, romance scams, computer
tech support scams, grandparent scams, debt scams,
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home improvement scams, fraudulent investment
schemes, and identity theft;
Whereas other types of fraud perpetrated against seniors in-
clude health care fraud, health insurance fraud, counter-
feit prescription drug fraud, funeral and cemetery fraud,
‘‘anti-aging’’ product fraud, telemarketing fraud, and
internet fraud;
Whereas, in 2020, scammers are exploiting the ongoing
coronavirus crisis to prey on seniors through a variety of
scams, including economic impact payment scams, test
kit scams, contact tracing scams, and work-from-home
scams;
Whereas the Government Accountability Office has estimated
that seniors lose a staggering $2,900,000,000 each year
to an ever-growing array of financial exploitation schemes
and scams;
Whereas, since 2013, the fraud hotline of the Special Com-
mittee on Aging of the Senate has received more than
9,500 complaints reporting possible scams from individ-
uals in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
Whereas the ease with which criminals contact seniors
through the internet and telephone increases as more cre-
ative schemes emerge;
Whereas, according to the Consumer Sentinel Network Data
Book 2019 released by the Federal Trade Commission,
people age 60 or older reported losing approximately
$445,000,000 to fraud in 2019, with a median loss for
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victims age 80 or older of $1,600, more than triple the
median amount lost by victims between the ages of 50
and 59;
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Whereas senior fraud is underreported by victims due to
shame, stigma, and lack of information about where to
report fraud; and
Whereas May 15, 2020, is an appropriate day to establish as
‘‘National Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’: Now, there-
fore, be it
1 Resolved, That the Senate—
2 (1) supports the designation of May 15, 2020,
3 as ‘‘National Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’;
4 (2) recognizes National Senior Fraud Aware-
5 ness Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about
6 the barrage of scams that individuals age 65 or
7 older in the United States (referred to in this resolu-
8 tion as ‘‘seniors’’) face in person, by mail, on the
9 phone, and online;
10 (3) recognizes that law enforcement, consumer
11 protection groups, area agencies on aging, and fi-
12 nancial institutions all play vital roles in—
13 (A) preventing the proliferation of scams
14 targeting seniors in the United States; and
15 (B) educating seniors about those scams;
16 (4) encourages—
17 (A) the implementation of policies to pre-
18 vent scams targeting seniors; and
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19 (B) the improvement of efforts to protect
20 seniors from those scams; and
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1 (5) honors the commitment and dedication of
2 the individuals and organizations that work tirelessly
3 to fight against scams targeting seniors.
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