Category: Caregiver Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Example Of In-Home Caregiver Fraud Caregiver Allegedly Altered Checks Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Dishonest persons with access to an older person’s money, bank accounts or confidential information may take advantage of that access to wrongfully take a senior’s money or property,. If they do so, they are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Of Caregiver Fraud Falsified/Altered Checks Alleged Over $35,000 Missing In Just Seven Months Access to credit cards and checks is a recurring source of financial elder abuse against seniors.  Dishonest caregivers or other strangers working in a senior’s home may grab checks or cards and use […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands 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 go on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Unauthorized Use Seniors’ Debit Card Withdrawals Recorded On Bank And Retailer Cameras Remedies For Seniors And Their Families Unauthorized use of seniors’ credit and debit cards is a common type of fraud perpetrated on seniors by dishonest caregivers or other strangers with access to an elderly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Pension And Social Security Benefits Allegedly Stolen Online Access To Deposit Instructions Protecting Older Loved Ones 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 the senior’s date of birth […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft 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 Of Caregiver Fraud Falsified Checks Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud Falsification of time sheets by paid caregivers is one of the ways dishonest caregivers financially exploit older persons. Altering their paychecks to make them greater is another.  Using debit and credit cards repeatedly is yet another.  Outright […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elderly Victim Suffers Physical And Financial Abuse Theft And Assault Alleged Protecting Seniors Sadly, seniors are often abused or neglected by those closest to them, including those paid to care for them in their homes.  Where a dishonest caregiver is after a patient’s money, actually caring for that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Of Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized Card Charges Protecting Seniors 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 person a blank check and never, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Gambled Away Victim’s Money Over 100 Criminal Charges Against Caregiver Protecting Older Loved Ones 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 […]