Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud <h1> 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases. Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Financial Elder Abuse By Opening Joint Accounts Protecting Seniors According to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics, as many as one in 10 seniors are victims of financial elder abuse. Their financial predators are most often caregivers or other persons in close proximity to their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Online Access To Deposit Instructions Redirected Automatic Deposits Protecting Older Loved Ones  Anonymous online access to pension or Social Security benefit profiles or phone impersonations of seniors are frequent ploys by caregivers intent on stealing from unsuspecting older persons. Whenever a dishonest caregiver gains access to confidential financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Over $1 Million Allegedly Taken Fraudulent Checks And Phony “Gifts” To Caregiver Alleged Remedies For Seniors Older persons lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The true figure is likely much, much higher […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Abuse By Self-Dealing Liability Of Appointed Agents For Wrongdoing Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example  Falsifying Checks And Timesheets Protecting Seniors From Fraud California broadly defines what constitutes financial elder or dependent adult abuse: (a) “Financial abuse” of an elder or dependent adult occurs when a person or entity does any of the following: (1) Takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Financial Abuse Through Opening Joint Accounts Protecting Your Older Loved Ones Fraud by dishonest caregivers ranges from theft of cash, credit cards and checks to elaborate schemes aimed at taking an elderly victim’s entire estate. Online access to an elderly person’s financial accounts is a frequent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft Of Victim’s Retirement Benefits Alleged Online Access to Benefit Profiles Steps To Prevent Financial Elder Abuse Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Accused Of Forging And Altering Checks Prior Criminal Record $1 Million Missing From 94-Year-Old Victim’s Trust Older victims lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial elder abuse, according to FBI and National Institute of Justice statistics. The same sources report that as many […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Use Of Powers Of Attorney To Steal From Seniors Case Example  Remedies For Victims Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full legal authority over a person’s financial affairs, unless the POA expressly limits the appointed agent’s power in some way. The scope of the appointed attorney-in-fact’s powers is […]