# Elderly victims of telephone-based financial fraud

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/elderly-victims-of-telephone-based-financial-fraud
> Updated: 2026-09-15T20:32:25.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Recent reports highlight significant financial fraud targeting elderly individuals through telephone-based deception.

In one instance, a 74-year-old woman in Orahovica lost over 39,000 euros to a commodity trading scam. A perpetrator posing as a London-based broker used a fraudulent online platform to display fictitious profits from oil, gold, and aluminum trades to encourage multiple payments.

In a separate incident in Villa Gesell, an 80-year-old woman was defrauded of approximately 80,000 USD. A scammer impersonated a relative, claiming a presidential announcement would invalidate unregistered currency, and sent an individual to collect the cash in person. Local authorities are investigating both cases.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-15: Villa Gesell: Woman defrauded of 80,000 USD in phone scam

An 80-year-old woman in Villa Gesell lost approximately 80,000 USD to a phone scam after an individual impersonating her niece convinced her to hand over the cash to a stranger.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/villa-gesell-woman-defrauded-of-80000-usd-in-phone-scam

### 2026-09-06: Elderly woman loses 39,000 euros in commodity trading scam

A 74-year-old woman lost over 39,000 euros in an investment scam involving fake commodity trading and a fraudulent broker claiming to be based in London.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/elderly-woman-loses-39000-euros-in-commodity-trading-scam

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