H.5: Telemarketing, Insurance, and Investment fraud

Reduce the impact of telemarketing, insurance, and investment fraud on businesses and individuals, particularly schemes originating from outside the United States.

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Telemarketing fraud typically targets the elderly, one of the most vulnerable segments of our society. The FBI will focus on major telemarketing enterprises, recognizing the difficulties faced by state and local investigators because criminal operations typically cross jurisdictional lines — often internationally. Insurance and investment fraud have similar multi-jurisdictional attributes, making enterprises difficult to investigate and prosecute by state and local agencies. Priority Actions: Expand the intelligence base on telemarketing fraud. Develop and execute a public awareness campaign about telemarketing and insurance fraud to reduce its impact on communities and business. Increase the number of human sources that can provide detailed information on criminal enterprises engaged in telemarketing fraud. Expand the use of nationally-coordinated initiatives and investigations, using sophisticated and innovative investigative techniques.

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