Category: Caregiver

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft Of Pension And Social Security Benefits Alleged Benefit Profiles Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Dishonest caregivers with unauthorized internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Caregiver Fraud Through Opening Joint Accounts Protecting Your Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft 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 […]

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

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Credit Card Use Victim’s Family Spots Suspicious Charges Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Stealing a senior’s debit or credit cards and making unauthorized charges are a common form of financial elder abuse.  Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Money Missing From Elder’s Accounts Fraudulent Checks And Phony “Gifts” Remedies For Seniors And Their Families 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 Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Victim Evicted For Unpaid Rent Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud  While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft. Left undetected, financial elder abuse can […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud Case Example  Caregiver Access To Checks Protecting Seniors From Caregiver 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, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Dishonest Caregivers Case Example Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse All seniors (persons over 65) are potential victims of financial elder abuse, but seniors under the care of in-home caregivers are especially vulnerable when a dishonest person is in their home with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Of Couple’s Grandson Arrested Household Access To Credit Cards Remedies For Caregiver Fraud Dishonest caregivers and other persons with access to a senior’s credit cards, checkbook, or cash may use their access to steal from unsuspecting seniors.  We at Evans Law Firm, Inc. always recommend that seniors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim In Case Example Fraudulent Checks And Large “Gifts” Remedies For Seniors And Their Families 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 […]