IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… VIDEO: Sen. Rick Scott Leads Aging Committee Field Hearing on Fighting Scams Against Our Seniors

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… VIDEO: Sen. Rick Scott Leads Aging Committee Field Hearing on Fighting Scams Against Our Seniors
August 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott
led
a field hearing for the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on “
Protecting Florida’s Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation
.” Senator Scott’s field hearing focused on the growing threat that scams and financial fraud pose to America’s aging population, and follows the committee’s release of the 2025
Fraud Report
, highlighting the alarming rise in scams, and in particular sophisticated schemes that utilize artificial intelligence. In 2024 alone, frauds and scams cost seniors over $4.8 billion, with those aged 50-59 losing an additional $2.5 billion. Chairman Scott recently announced new legislation, the
STOP Scammers Act
and the
GUARD Act
,
to combat fraud and financial scams targeting our seniors.
See highlights from the hearing
HERE
and below; or more from the committee
HERE
.
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https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/8/in-case-you-missed-it-video-sen-rick-scott-leads-aging-committee-field-hearing-on-fighting-scams-against-our-seniors