ABSTRACT

The following article represents the product of a research study funded by the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and conducted by researchers from the Identity Management and Information Protection Center (CIMIP) of Utica College. The study focuses on frauds committed against victims aged 55 years and older. The primary objective was to uncover as much key empirical information on characteristics of victims of elderly fraud, those who commit these crimes, and the methods they employ to commit these fraudulent acts. For this study, researchers were afforded the opportunity to examine criminal case investigation data from the USPIS national criminal case database on elderly frauds. The data that supplies the foundation for this study relies on information from criminal case investigators transposed to a national database reflecting critical characteristics of cases of fraud against the elderly. Recommendations are offered as to how the analysis of this information can be beneficial in the development of effective public awareness campaigns for helping to prevent elderly fraud victimization.

摘要

下一篇文章代表由美国邮政检验局（USPIS）资助，由尤蒂卡学院身份管理和信息保护中心（CIMIP）的研究人员进行的一项研究研究的结果。该研究的重点是针对55岁及以上的受害者的欺诈行为。主要目的是揭示有关老年人欺诈行为的受害者，实施这些犯罪行为的人的特征以及他们采取的欺诈行为方法的重要经验信息。对于本研究，研究人员有机会检查了USPIS国家刑事案件数据库中有关老年人欺诈的刑事案件调查数据。为本研究提供基础的数据依赖于刑事案件调查人员的信息，这些信息已转入国家数据库，反映了针对老年人的欺诈案件的关键特征。提供了有关如何在发展有效的公众意识运动以帮助防止老年人欺诈受害方面进行有益的信息分析建议。