Category: Elder Financial Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Seniors with in-home caregivers are at risk of fraud and theft if the individuals working in the home are dishonest.  Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is sadly a recurring form on financial elder abuse throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Should Avoid The Sales Hype  Long-Term Annuities Are Costly To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come.  The concept sounds simple enough but in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Bank Noticed Suspicions Activity Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver are particularly at risk if the caregiver is a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Dishonest Caregivers Case Examples 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 Reach Out To Senior Loved Ones and Friends This Fourth Of July Maintain An Active Role In Older Loves Ones’ Lives Happy Fourth of July 2025!  We at Evans Law Firm wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July.  We hope you spend time with loved ones […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Self-Dealing With Older People’s Property Case Examples Remedies For Injured Seniors Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs, and medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority over medical decisions and health care issues. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud Dementia Victim Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud While theft from any person is a crime, when the victim is over 65 any theft is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property.  According to […]

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 Older Customers Targeted in Ponzi Scheme Severe Losses For Older Investors Warning Signs Of Investment Fraud Seniors are often targets of various kinds of investment fraud or securities fraud including Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirecting Pension And Social Security Benefits Online Access To Benefit Profiles And Deposit Instructions Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud 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 […]