Older adults reported to the FTC that they lost more than $2.3 billion to fraud in 2024. Newer versions of imposter scams are increasingly draining people’s hard-earned savings. Join experts from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FINRA, the American Bankers Association Foundation, and the University of Minnesota for a one-hour panel discussion about scam trends impacting older adults and how to spot and avoid them.

Learn more about: the latest imposter scam trends; free tools to help protect consumers’ life savings; resources to combat against scams.

Opening remarks: Jennifer Leach, Associate Director of the FTC’s Division of Consumer and Business Education.

Moderator: Gema de las Heras, Consumer Education Specialist, FTC’s Division of Consumer and Business Education.

Panelists: Marti DeLiema, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota School of Social Work; Alicia Goldin, Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Practice & Policy, FINRA Foundation; Patty Hsue, Attorney, Division of Marketing Practices, FTC; Sam Kunjukunju, Vice President, Consumer Education, American Bankers Association Foundation.

Details to join the roundtable on July 31, 2025, at 1-2pm ET:

URL: https://ftc.zoomgov.com/j/1618920218?pwd=ZiFpJfQmUZbC0z2VYlNvmq6f8bCP7r.1

ID: 161 892 0218, Passcode: 975240

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