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Chuck Whitlock

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Chuck is the Founder and Chairman of Crimeline and one of the nation's foremost authorities on fraud and white-collar crime. Chuck is an award-winning journalist, trainer, speaker and author who is devoted to educating the public and supporting law enforcement on fraud and white collar-crime. The FBI, Secret Service, U.S. Postal Inspectors, A.T.F. and D.E.A. have all turned to him for training on fraud and white-collar crime.

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Judith McGee

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Judith is an expert in financial planning, investment fraud and senior fraud with more than 20 years of experience in the field. She is one of the most respected financial planners in the country and is recognized as #15 of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors. As an author, columnist and instructor, Judith shares her expertise in investment and senior fraud with businesses, law enforcement and the general public.

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Mark Coffey

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Mark is a retired 26-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau. In his last 15 years of service he served as a fraud detective and established the Portland Police Bureau’s unit for Senior Citizen Fraud and Financial Abuse. Today he is a sought after instructor and expert in senior citizen fraud and street fraud identification and investigation.

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Fraud Against Seniors

Online Course Overview

Seniors are often targeted by con artists who pray on their vulnerabilities. This Senior Fraud course provides significant information about schemes targeting seniors, from telemarketing scams, mail theft, theft on the Internet, home repairs, and auto repairs to door-to-door hustlers and sweetheart swindlers. Every police officer needs this information!

Online Course Features

Seniors are victimized in scam crimes at a far greater rate than the rest of society and they need to be protected. Renowned fraud expert Chuck Whitlock and retired Detective Sergeant Mark Coffey reveal different types of senior fraud and how they are perpetuated. They also provide insight into the mindset of seniors and why scam crimes against them often go unreported. This interactive online course includes:

  • Insight into how and why seniors are targeted by scam artists
  • Tips and resources to help combat senior fraud
  • Types of senior scams including bank examiner scams, healthcare scams, charity scams, diversion scams and more
  • Techniques for interviewing suspects and victims, investigating senior fraud and establishing fraud patterns
  • Insight into investigation and prosecution challenges
  • Interviews with Crime Prevention Officer Tim Dickerson, which contains real-life reports of seniors taken for a ride by unscrupulous swindlers

The Senior Fraud online course is a perfect companion for the course Financial Exploitation of Seniors.

Online Course Goals

Take the Senior Fraud course and you will learn:

  • Why seniors are so vulnerable to scams
  • How to identify and investigate scams against seniors
  • The best methods for interviewing suspects and victims
  • Fraud prevention resources and tips
  • Do’s and don’ts for investigating senior fraud

Who Can Benefit

  • Criminal justice students and law enforcement investigators
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