,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #baj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 
#bjai,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,casey1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4   
,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,ms4       
,sinema7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 designation of ,may #ae1 #bjai1 as     
,national ,senior ,fraud ,awareness ,day
 to raise awareness about the increasing
 number of fraudulent schemes targeting 
seniors in the ,united ,states1 to      
encourage the implementation of policies
 to prevent those schemes1 and to       
improve protections from those schemes  
for seniors4  ,whereas1 in #bjce1 there 
will be an estimated #gh1jjj1jjj        
individuals age #fe or older in the     
,united ,states 7referred to in this    
preamble as seniors71 compared to an    
estimated #gf1gjj1jjj individuals under 
the age of #ah2 ,whereas senior fraud is

 a growing concern as millions of       
seniors in the ,united ,states are      
targeted by scams each year1 including  
,internal ,revenue ,service             
impersonation scams1 identify theft or  
identity fraud involving ,social        
,security benefits and other identity   
theft1 sweepstakes and lottery scams1   
grandparent scams1 computer tech support
 scams1 romance scams1 work-at-home     
scams1 charity scams1 home improvement  
scams1 and fraudulent investment        
schemes2 ,whereas other types of fraud  
perpetrated against seniors include     
health care fraud1 health insurance     
fraud1 counterfeit prescription drug    
fraud1 funeral and cemetery fraud1      
anti-aging product fraud1 telemarketing 
fraud1 and internet fraud2 ,whereas the 
,government ,accountability ,office has 
estimated that seniors lose a staggering
 #b1ijj1jjj1jjj each year to an         
ever-growing array of financial         
exploitation schemes and scams2         
,whereas1 since #bjac1 the fraud hotline

 of the ,special ,committee on ,aging of
 the ,senate has received more than     
#h1bjj complaints reporting possible    
scams from individuals in all #ej       
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2    
,whereas the ease with which criminals  
contact seniors through the internet and
 telephone increases as more creative   
schemes emerge2 ,whereas1 according to  
the ,consumer ,sentinel ,network ,data  
,book #bjah1 released by the ,federal   
,trade ,commission1 people age #fj or   
older were defrauded of approximately   
#cia1jjj1jjj in #bjah1 with the median  
loss to defrauded victims age #hj or    
older averaging #a1gjj per person1 more 
than double the average amount lost by  
victims between the ages of #ej and #ei2
 ,whereas senior fraud is underreported 
by victims due to embarrassment and lack
 of information about where to report   
fraud2 and ,whereas ,may #ae1 #bjai1 is 
an appropriate day to establish as      
,national ,senior ,fraud ,awareness     

,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,senate--  7#a7 supports the designation
 of ,may #ae1 #bjai1 as ,national       
,senior ,fraud ,awareness ,day2  7#b7   
recognizes ,national ,senior ,fraud     
,awareness ,day as an opportunity to    
raise awareness about the barrage of    
scams that individuals age #fe or older 
in the ,united ,states 7referred to in  
this resolution as seniors7 face in     
person1 by mail1 on the phone1 and      
online2  7#c7 recognizes that law       
enforcement1 consumer protection groups1
 area agencies on aging1 and financial  
institutions all play vital roles in    
preventing scams targeting seniors and  
educating seniors about those scams2    
7#d7 encourages implementation of       
policies to prevent scams targeting     
seniors and to improve measures to      
protect seniors from those scams2 and   
7#e7 honors the commitment and          
dedication of the individuals and       
organizations that work tirelessly to   
fight against scams targeting seniors4