The National Adult Protective Services (NAPSA) Monthly Scam Advice Forum

What to expect:

Ken Westbrook from Stop Scams Alliance will address the rapid rise in scams perpetrated by transnational criminal gangs. Overseas scammers steal hundreds of billions from US consumers each year. This presentation will explore both the current threat landscape as well as ways other countries have adopted policies to fight back. Both the British and Australian governments report declines in scam losses, while US losses are soaring. What accounts for the difference in approaches and results?

 Speaker:

Ken Westbrook is Founder and CEO of Stop Scams Alliance, a nonprofit whose mission is to significantly reduce scams in the United States through a comprehensive, systemic approach involving public-private partnership and cross-sector cooperation from technology, telecom, financial institutions, consumer advocacy groups, and government. The focus is to stop scams at the source, before they reach the consumer in the first place. Ken served as an executive in the Intelligence Community (IC), specializing in analysis and information management. He received numerous IC awards and subsequently held senior positions with two Fortune 500 software firms, co-invented a patented security technology, and created and taught a course in Information Management at Georgetown University.