Emergency/Crisis Services

ELDER ABUSE & FRAUD

AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline ........................

877-908-3360

A free resource for AARP members and nonmembers alike. Your call helps AARP and their federal, state and community partners spot scam trends and respond to emerging threats. www.aarp.org

BBB Scam Tips & Scam Tracker ..................................

800-552-4631 www.bbb.org/all/scamtips www.bbb.org/scamtracker

Provides help in finding a trustworthy company or charity, help to sort through the solicitations they are receiving and provides one-on-one assistance in resolving problems relating to unethical marketplace behaviors.

Federal Trade Commission .........................................

877-FTC-HELP

The FTC works to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and avoid them. www.consumer.ftc.gov

Indiana Association for Area Agencies on Aging

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) ...........................

317-205-9201, x207 www.iaaaa.org/senior-medicare-patrol/smp-overview

Senior Medicare Patrol, or SMP, programs help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries protect against, detect, prevent, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse by sharing knowledge of common fraud and scam trends with Medicare beneficiaries, their family, and caregivers and providing them the know-how to protect their personal identity, handle healthcare billing inaccuracies, and recognize and avoid deceptive health care practices and unnecessary or inappropriate services and charges.

Indiana Attorney General

The Indiana Attorney General’s Office works to identify and aggressively prosecute those who cheat or deceive the elderly. To sign up for email and text notifications of consumer alerts and find out about the latest scams: public.govdelivery.com/accounts/INAG/subscriber/new?/topic

(IN-CASE) is a network of organizations and individuals across Indiana who are working to educate Hoosiers about elder abuse to prevent and end exploitation and abuse. www.in-case.org/types-of-elder-abuse

The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) provides the latest information regarding research, training, best practices, news and resources on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation to professionals and the public. ncea.acl.gov