Category: Caregiver Fraud

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Nursing Home Caregiver Theft Protecting Older Loved Ones  All seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse whether they are still living in their home or residing in a facility. In many instances, the financial abuser is a caregiver who is being paid to care for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Can Be Used To Take Money From Seniors Self-Dealing And Other Fraud By Appointed Agents Remedies For Injured Seniors Powers of attorney are extremely important estate planning tools for all of us as we age; it is helpful to have such arrangements in place before the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits Allegedly Stolen Benefit Profiles Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones 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 and Social […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Family Detects Suspicious Activity Protecting Older Loved Ones From Fraud Whatever the “form” or frequency or size of financial elder abuse, any taking of a senior’s property, or any assistance in that taking is a crime and grounds for civil liability of the person doing the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits Allegedly Stolen Benefit Profiles Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones 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 and Social […]

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 […]