FBI Director Kash Patel has called on members of the public around the world to contact the bureau with information on criminals targeting elderly Americans, sharing the tip line 1-800-CALL-FBI in a statement posted to X on 5 August 2026. Patel delivered the remarks alongside representatives from several federal agencies, framing the crackdown as a coordinated interagency effort involving the Department of Justice and the White House to protect vulnerable citizens, particularly senior citizens and children. FBI Director Kash Patel announces plans to return seized funds to elderly victims of fraud, urging global tips on perpetrators in a coordinated interagency effort. Photo credit: Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesFBI vows to return seized funds to victimsCentral to Patel's announcement was a commitment to returning money already seized from suspects back to the elderly victims who lost it. Below is the X post by Kash Patel calling on people to share information leading to the arrest of criminals.