Category: Investment Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors With Retirement Planning Seminars The Goal Is To Sell Annuities Resist The Hype And Understand The Disadvantages Events like “retirement planning seminars” or “retirement consultations” typically devolve into annuity sales pitches by the hosting insurance agent.  Whenever an agent approaches you to consider a deferred […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Misrepresentations And Omissions Investment Scheme Targeting Retirees Most Invested Funds Pocketed As Fees Insurance agents may exploit older consumers by selling them expensive and unsuitable insurance products, or even offer unregistered “investments” that are far beyond the insurance policies the agents are licensed to sell.  These investment “opportunities” […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Targeted For Annuity Purchases Understand The Primary Disadvantages Always Get A Second Opinion Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts are expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s money for years.  Often, insurance agents out to make sales claims to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors To Buy Annuities Annuities Aer Expensive And Tie Up Your Money For Years Substantial Penalties For Withdrawals During Early Contract Years Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts are expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s money for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 73-Year-Old Victim Theft From Joint Account With Victim Over $600,000 In Unauthorized Withdrawals Financial abuse is a common problem with elderly people for many reasons. Sometimes, elder abusers may be suffering from mental impairments such as Alzheimer’s or dementia. These health issues can be exploited by the perpetrator to take […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Sentenced For Investment Fraud Targeting Seniors Misrepresentations About Highly Speculative Investments 20-70% Of Money Received Pocketed As Fees Unscrupulous insurance agents, financial advisors, brokers and investment promoters seize on older investors’ anxiety about inflation and soaring health care costs to offer investments that promise above-market returns […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding These Complicated, Long-Term Insurance Policies Commissions, Fees And Surrender Penalties Dangers In Replacements And Exchanges Of Contracts Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive forms of insurance tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant penalties if you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Adviser Sentenced And Ordered To Pay $12.5 Million In Restitution Charges Of Defrauding Retirees Over A Seven-Year Period Failed To Disclose History Of Industry Disciplinary Actions Fraudulent investment schemes against elderly victims violate federal and State securities laws, wire and mail fraud laws, theft, and financial elder abuse, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agents Target Seniors For Annuity Sales Beware Of Questionable Sales Tactics Questions To Ask And Red Flags For Consumers Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends seniors avoid deferred annuities because deferred annuity contracts are expensive and complicated and tie up a senior’s money for years. If you are approached […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex Policies Not Easily Understood Return Calculations Complicated  Surrender Penalties, Increased Premiums, And Policy Lapses Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against indexed universal life insurance (IULs) for senior consumers because IULs are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of time.  One observer put […]