Category: Financial Exploitation

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Gold Scams: Financial Elder Abuse And Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Cases Unscrupulous gold and rare coin dealers often target seniors in scams because seniors have money to invest, are likely to pick up a phone or respond to an email, and are eager to supplement retirement savings. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Insurance Agents May Financially Exploit Seniors Unscrupulous insurance agents, financial advisors and trustees target vulnerable seniors for financial elder abuse. A recently reported California case[1] illustrates what can happen to unsuspecting elderly consumers.  According to a complaint filed by an elderly couple in Southern California, an independent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dangers to Senior of Mortgage Relief Scams The possibility of losing your home to foreclosure can be terrifying for anyone, particularly for a senior with limited resources.  Seniors on fixed incomes may fall behind on mortgage payments due to big medical and care bills or other emergencies.  If […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Law on Gifts to Care Custodians Tightening the Marriage Loophole for Gifts to Care Custodians California law presumes that gifts – made either during life or at death – by an elder or dependent adult to their care custodian[1] are the product of undue influence (a defined […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Ponzi Schemes Increasingly Target Older Investors Older people have more money to invest. After years of savings and with the children educated and on their own, seniors should take comfort in a nest egg for future years. But unscrupulous brokers, insurance agents and stock promoters target seniors for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Variable Annuities Are Complex and Expensive The High Cost of Variable Annuities Our lawyers recommend you always beware when an insurance agent tries to sell you annuities or life insurance, particularly if you’re a senior. Annuities may be fixed (locked in interest rate), indexed (a blend of locked […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Investigations of Possible Wrongdoing at GPB Capital Our litigators have written before about risks associated with private placement investments. [1] Private placements are offerings of unregistered securities companies use to raise capital.  Private placements are subject to regulation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ponzi Schemes Increasingly Target Older Investors Older people have more money to invest. After years of savings and with the children educated and on their own, seniors should take comfort in a nest egg for future years. But unscrupulous brokers, insurance agents and stock promoters target seniors for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Evictions and Other Forms of Elder Abuse Are Rising Ingrid M. Evans has spoken out publicly on evictions of the elderly as elder abuse before.[1] She and the other elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm remain dedicated to fighting for seniors. Reports of elder evictions and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surviving Spouses Prey to Caregivers and Others How to Protect Your Children and Ensure They Inherit the Family House Consider Life Estates Sadly, there’s a repeating pattern of caregivers and others getting their hands on a senior’s property after a spouse of many years passes away. Isolated seniors […]