Senior scamguard
Protecting Seniors Through Education and Empowerment
scam awareness & fraud prevention
digital & Tech safety
Community
Education
Independence &
Aging-in-place
About the Senior Scamguard Program
It’s no secret that older adults are frequently targeted for scams. Modern technology like social media, texting, auto-calls, and email lets fraudsters steal from people at a scale never seen before. Everyone is at risk but seniors are particularly vulnerable because they often lack robust support networks and don’t always know how the latest technology can be used to trick them.
Education is the key. When seniors are educated about scams, they become well-equipped to resist and a valuable family and community resource to teach others! Senior ScamGuard educates our older population and their caregivers to foster dignity, independence, and aging-in-place, providing over 90 in-person presentations each year across northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan.
All presentations and programs are free, as are the handout materials.
- Telephone & text scams
- Gift cards scams
- Internet scams (credit card and online purchase scams)
- Fake charity scams
- Grandparent scame
- Free “trial offers” (medicines and remedies)
- Sweepstakes/lottery
- Cat phishing/dating
- Caller ID/AI and algorithms
how do donations help?
Text about the value of donations and what they will be used for.
Local Statistics
See how scams effect our local community.
$499,580.51
dollars have already been lost to scams in 2025 within the Toledo BBB service area.
32% or $160,169.82
of reported losses came from seniors aged 65 and older.
$212,125.55
dollars lost to the number one category of scams in our area, romance scams.
$3+ billion
dollars lost nationally from seniors due to scams.
