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Monroe seminar warns residents about rising frauds — from grandparent scams to AI deepfakes
Summary
At a Monroe Township theft-preparedness event Detective Bob Bennett warned that impostor scams, gift-card schemes, ATM skimming and AI-enabled frauds are growing; he urged residents to hang up on threats, verify calls and use credit protections.
Detective Bob Bennett of the Monroe Police Department told residents that fraud and scams are widespread, rapidly evolving, and often highly persuasive — and he used local cases to show how quickly families can lose large sums.
Bennett cited national figures and Department of Justice definitions to frame identity theft and fraud as crimes committed to obtain others' personal data "for economic gain." He said that in Monroe Township reported frauds have risen markedly in recent years and that the department had recorded roughly 437 fraud reports in 2025 to date.
The presentation reviewed common schemes: grandparent…
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