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Frauds & Scams

Quick Guide to Frauds & Scams

Protecting Against Senior Investment Fraud

How Seniors Get Scammed into Buying Useless Insurance Policies

How to Protect Your Parents from Identity Theft

Preventing Elderly Scams

Common Ways Seniors Become Victims of Identity Theft

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Posting Personal Information Online Invites Scammers and Thieves
By having personal information like family photos online, seniors make themselves easier prey for scams such as the "family member in distress" or "granny scam." Here is how one scammer stole from one elderly couple by posing as their grandson.
Get the facts on granny scams »
Medicare Fraud Costs Taxpayers Millions: How to Prevent It
Fraud costs the Medicare Program millions of dollars every year, which results in higher health care costs for everyone. Here's what you can do to help fight Medicare fraud.
How to spot Medicare fraud »
Your Parent Could Be a Victim of Identity Theft and Not Know It
Anyone can become the victim of identity theft. It often happens when a thief steals an elderly person's social security number, bank account number, or financial documents. With that information, financial ruin can happen.
Protect loved ones from identity theft »

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What do I do when I suspect fiancial exploitation of an elderly parent?

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My mom is sending LOTS of money to people she doesn't know! What can I do to help her?

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May 8, 2012

What can I do to help protect my landlord that is severely getting taken advantage of financially? He is…

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Apr 25, 2012

How can I get mom to stop sending money to mail-in sweepstakes? She refuses to believe they are scams!

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Apr 14, 2012

Is there a way to stop the phone solicitors and mail requests for donations that happen everyday?

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Apr 9, 2012

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My brother financially exploited my 78 year old mother.

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Can Elderly Scams be Prevented?

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May 15, 2012

The son gets Power of Attorney of the senior I am taking care of and doesn't pay me, the caregiver, back.

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May 8, 2012

I wrote months ago about a gold digger 20 years younger then my father moving in with him after 1 month…

Created by concerned85

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Jan 15, 2012

Your Parent Could Be a Victim of Identity Theft and Not Know It

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Jan 10, 2012

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