Scam artists will stoop to any level to make a dollar.

Criminals are using covid-19 fears to target senior citizens who are isolated at home and separated from family.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 44 others in working to help scammed seniors get their money back.

The attorneys general are urging the US Senate and House to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to include victims of senior fraud.

This would make defrauded seniors eligible for reimbursement by the Crime Victims Fund.

Edith’s Bill, or the Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act will also amend the VOCA so that penalties and fines from deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements, which can include white collar criminal conduct against seniors, are deposited into the Crime Victims Fund.

The bill is being led by Sen. Baldwin of Wisconsin and Sen. Cassidy of Louisiana in the Senate and Rep. Bonamici of Oregon and Rep. King of New York in the House, who both co-chair the Elder Justice Caucus.

“Scammers have always targeted senior citizens and now that they’re also at higher risk from covid-19 the scammers are taking advantage of that,” Attorney General Wilson said.

“We need to do all we can to protect our seniors.”