Protecting Older Adults from Scams Through Educational Theatre

This initiative titled "Hello Granny I Need Money" aims to protect seniors from scams by false grandchildren and other fraudsters through educational theatre performances. Developed in Stuttgart, Germany, since 2011, this project has seen significant success with multiple performances and partnerships in place. The need for preventive action against crimes targeting older people is highlighted, with a focus on building awareness and providing information through engaging theatrical experiences. The project has received recognition and awards for its impactful contribution to crime prevention among the elderly.

• Scam Prevention
• Elderly Protection
• Educational Theatre
• Crime Prevention
• Stuttgart

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1. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers European Crime Prevention Award 2016 - Crimes committed against older people - Hello Granny I need money

2. Timeline of Development Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers - increasing numbers recognition: need for preventive action 2011 - development by the city of Stuttgart, Police Headquarters and theater pedagogue - copartners: BW-Bank and F rderverein Sicheres und Sauberes Stuttgart (Friends for a safe and clean Stuttgart) 2012 - first performance: 2012 - evaluation by Siegler, Theresa Is theater pedagogy an appropriate method to protect elderly people from becoming a victim of fraud? 2016 - up until now: 117 performances (approx. 6200 seniors at the age of 60+)

3. Recognizing the need for action Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Confidence tricks (5189**) practice of grandchild tricks, Baden- W rttemberg 350 1,200,000 300 1,000,000 250 800,000 200 600,000 150 400,000 100 200,000 50 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Cases 145 95 64 143 311 Demage in 172,200 234,890 45,870 557,900 1,108,131 Andreas Mayer in Sicher Leben in Stadt und Land (S. 436), Erich Marx, Wiebke Steffen (ed.), 2013

4. The Partnership for Safety and Security in Stuttgart, general model Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Steering Commitee, Chaired by the Mayor and the Chief of the Stuttgart Police Department Police Civic City of Stuttgart Headquarters Organizations Staff Unit to coordinate the Partnership for Safety and Security Crime Prevention staff unit department at Police HQ Friends for a Safe and Clean Stuttgart Specialised criminal police departments and constabularies Cooperation partners: social services, churches, associations, businesses Municipal offices and enterprises Safety Advisory Councils in all city districts Police stations with prevention officers in all city districts Community associations in all city districts

5. Phase of development Hello Granny Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Steering Commitee City of Stuttgart Police Civic Headquarters Organizations Staff Unit to coordinate the Partnership for Safety and Security Crime Prevention staff unit department at Police HQ Actors Criminal Investigation Department BW-Bank Partners

6. Planning process Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Police City of Stuttgart Actor BW-Bank Planning Time and Place Civic Organizations (Organiser/host, Municipal offices and enterprises, elderly people) Financial support Local Press Performance Exchange Police / Actor

7. Conditions Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Evaluation costs: 800 euros each performance* Local Local Police- Officers are involved multiplicators are involved Local Press informs often before and after Duration: 75 minutes *dependent on contractual agreements visitors: 6200 people

8. How does it work? Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Measures Demonstration of various common cases of grandchild-tricks Overview on current prevalent techniques and methods of tricksters RECOGNIZE a potentially dangerous situation and conduct themselves in such situation Effects PROTECT oneself from becoming a potential victim AVOID to create attractive situations

9. How does it work? Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Most Important: Aspect of interaction and communication Encourage to be more self-confident in cases of confidence tricks, but also in other potential risky situations Members feel appreciated Personal fears are taken seriously

10. Evaluation Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Questioning after 13 performances Question- naire after performances Siegler, Theresa Is theater pedagogy an appropriate method to protect elderly people from becoming a victim of fraud? 247 people of the target group February 2012 July 2012

11. Evaluation results Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers content and presentation of the stage plays are comprehensible Successful public relations Siegler, Theresa Is theater pedagogy an appropriate method to protect elderly people from becoming a victim of fraud? Theater pedagogy is an appropriate method to inform about the topic of confidence tricks request for further projects project meets criteria for sustainability suitable selection of various scenes

12. Replication in other Member States? Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Concept and Techniques of grandchild tricksters are similar to a certain extend Comparison of these methods Adaption / Translation Everything else could be adopted / Cooperation or course trainings are possible

13. Replication in other Member States? Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Modular Structure take into acount current developments and new methods of trickery, by adapting scenes accordingly Easy change of the play

14. Feedback by the Criminal Investigation Department Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Extract from an e-mail by the leader of crime department Based on a current case, I d like to demonstrate the effect of crime preventive work: Yesterday, 14th April 2015, Mrs. XXX, living in Stuttgart, received a phone call with a grandchild trick attempt. Mrs. XXX reacted in an exemplary way and didnt give him any chance. During the subsequent interview, she told me with pride about her previous visit of the stage play Hello Granny . That s why she recognised the fraud attempt and knew how to act with self-confidence. This example shows up how these measures contribute to crime prevention. Thomas Oesterwinter Police Headquarters Stuttgart Leader of department 23

15. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers European Crime Prevention Award 2016 Crimes commited on elderly people Hello Granny I need money

16. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Annexes

17. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers The stage play was an appropriate method to pass information on the topic of confidence tricks 100 80 60 40 20 0 Strongly Agree Agree Neither/ Nor Agree Disagree Strongly No Disagree Response

18. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers The performance offered a good overview on the topic 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Strongly Agree Agree Neither/ Nor Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree No Response

19. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers Contents of the performance were easy to understand 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Strongly Agree Agree Neither/ Nor Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree No Response Not Evaluable

20. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers The event met my expectations 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Strongly Agree Agree Neither/ Nor Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don t know No Response

21. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers The reason for visiting the event was 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Topic Stage Play Tipps on the topic of confidence tricks Others No data

22. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers I have already become a victim of confidence tricks 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Yes No No data

23. Hello Granny I need money Educational theatre, entertainment and information to protect older people from scams by false grandchildren and other scammers I mainly became aware of the event through 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Flyer Friends and acquaintances Poster Newspaper article Others No data