The Elderus Fraud Library
Know Your Enemy
Every scam type explained: what it is, how it works, how to spot it, and what to do. Built from 26,669 indexed incidents across 30+ news sources.
Romance & Relationships
Romance Scams
7,624 incidents indexed
Celebrity Impersonation Scams
351 incidents indexed
Friendship Scams
230 incidents indexed
Investment & Financial
Investment Fraud
5,994 incidents indexed
Crypto Investment Scams
4,148 incidents indexed
Lottery/Prize Scams
888 incidents indexed
Inheritance Scams
569 incidents indexed
Investment And Financial > Pig Butchering
1 incidents indexed
Impersonation & Authority
Government Impersonation
5,788 incidents indexed
Law Enforcement Impersonation
2,447 incidents indexed
Bank Impersonation
2,028 incidents indexed
Utility Impersonation
147 incidents indexed
Technology & Cyber
Phishing
8,568 incidents indexed
Tech Support Scams
4,561 incidents indexed
Identity Theft
3,478 incidents indexed
Sextortion
480 incidents indexed
Tech And Cyber > Ai Deepfake
1 incidents indexed
Family & Emergency
Grandparent Scams
1,599 incidents indexed
Kidnapping/Ransom Scams
309 incidents indexed
Healthcare & Benefits
Medicare Fraud
879 incidents indexed
Benefits Fraud
561 incidents indexed
Prescription Scams
76 incidents indexed
Consumer & Retail
Online Shopping Scams
969 incidents indexed
Charity Scams
549 incidents indexed
Home Repair Scams
383 incidents indexed
Auto Warranty Scams
10 incidents indexed
Exploitation & Abuse
Family Exploitation
258 incidents indexed
Caregiver Exploitation
210 incidents indexed
Money Laundering
Money Mules / Laundering
2,562 incidents indexed
Phone Scams
Robocalls / Phone Scams
10,193 incidents indexed
identity
Identity > Identity Theft
1 incidents indexed
General
Scam Awareness
14,054 incidents indexed
General Elder Fraud
9,892 incidents indexed
Financial Crime
7,931 incidents indexed