Campaign tackles fraud targeting elderly people

China has carried out a campaign to tackle fraud against elderly people, and has established a comprehensive elderly care system to support the group, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"In recent years, some criminals targeted the senior population and committed fraud, causing economic losses and mental suffering to the elderly," Li Banghua, who is in charge of the ministry's nursing services department, said at a news conference on Thursday.

Since April, a national campaign to tackle fraud targeting the elderly has been carried out by 12 departments, including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is responsible for rectifying fraud-related problems and hidden dangers in the field of elderly services, Li said.