preventing fraud with elderly parents
No one likes to hear of someone being a victim of fraud, but it seems somewhat more horrendous when the elderly are targeted. Here are some posts that discuss preventing fraud with elderly parents:
Scams Against the Elderly » Credit Identity Safe
These mental diseases can also leave these victims open to new scams and fraud. Consumers assume that con artists work alone, but in most cases they are a part of a larger network. Once one of them has successfully scammed a victim, …. Elderly parents can also tell the caller that they are good friends with a law enforcement officer or a lawyer and that they will talk to them first. Most thieves will run the other way. The best way to prevent crimes against the elderly …
Talk to Your Aging Parents About Their Finances
… help with financial or health care issues. One or both of your parents may become ill, incapacitated, susceptible to scams and fraud, or unable to keep up with their financial affairs as their mental and physical abilities wane or if they become seriously ill. It will be easier to intervene and prevent problems if you have talked to them before that happens. Here’s the information you should know and how to bring up the subject. Friday January 12, 2007 | comments (0) …
Seniors Warned About Door-to-Door Sales Crews – The Source
Heather Castrilli, municipal agent for the elderly, and David Melillo, director of human services, are passing along a warning received from the Business Bureau. Deceptive door-to-door magazine sales crews are hitting the pavement in … “ We are alerting consumers to this scam to prevent an epidemic of door-to-door magazine fraud. We encourage all Connecticut residents to be vigilant and to inform their children, parents, and grandparents about this type of operation.” …
The Tricky Question of Competence – The New Old Age Blog – NYTimes.com
Her son Anthony D. Marshall, 84, and estate lawyer Francis X. Morrissey Jr., 66, stand accused of diverting tens of millions of dollars from her estate, and that legal question lies at the heart of their fraud and conspiracy trial. Questions of competence, however, are not always simple ….. “ I feel for the people who get stuck caring for elderly parents and find it unbearable. Not everyone is easy to get along with, and lots of old resentments can boil to the surface.” …
Protecting The Elderly From Telephone And Mail Fraud | American …
Part 1 in a series about protecting the elderly from different forms of fraud. It is not just the lonely or isolated individuals that fall victim to. … Remind your parents or older relatives that any opportunity that sounds too good to be true probably is and if they really want to donate to charity they are better off contacting the charity of their choice directly. Receiving junk mail- We all receive junk mail however if you notice an increase in junk mail for …
Minnesota’s New Elder Abuse Unit Prosecutes Man For Swindling Mother
Your thoughts for a anti-fraud insurance policy are wonderful, but in reality impossible to underwrite on the broad basis we would wish for. I don’t even think a narrow policy for fraud regarding RMs would be possible for a commercial …. Now looking at the reverse mortgage and the reverse mortgage alone, what could have been done to prevent it? It seems there are still pieces missing from this puzzle. Who originated this RM? Was there any cooperation with the borrower …
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The FBI also reports that some elderly victims are less likely to report a fraud because they are too ashamed at having been scammed. Some may not realize that they have been scammed. In some instances elderly victims may not report the incident because they do … This new Universal Care Plan under the Federal Government’s instruction is to spend down the elderly’s funds befor Medicaid/Medicare kicks in to prevent family members from hiding assets of their elder parents. …
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