With elder fraud cases in Arizona surging by 36% from 2022 to 2023 , Green Valley residents gathered today at the Desert Hills Green Valley Recreation Center for Fight Fraud Day, an event hosted by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department aimed at arming the community against the latest scams.
Green Valley, known for its large retirement population, has become a prime target for scams , making the need for awareness and prevention all the more urgent.
The PCSD Financial Crimes and Fraud Unit delivered an informative presentation that exposed the range of scams targeting residents, including new schemes involving voice cloning, number spoofing, and romantic scams, which have become one of the most prevalent fraud types in the area.
Detective Tyler Rivas of the PCSD Financial Crimes Unit emphasized the global reach of these scams.
“These people who are doing these scams can be in all parts of the world now,” Rivas said. “We just want to give awareness and try to prevent any sort of scams and becoming a victim.”