Category: Financial Exploitation

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stealing Pension And Social Security Benefits Dangers Of Online Access To Benefits 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft From Elderly Couple Caregiver Fraud By Forgeries And Other Crimes Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft Many caregivers are hardworking, compassionate people who truly care for the older persons they take care of.  But the reality is that they are also dishonest, greedy, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 225,000 Reported Cases Of  Elder Abuse Annually In California Estimated That Only 1 In 40 Cases Reported Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse Elder abuse—especially financial exploitation—continues to affect thousands of seniors each year, often going unreported and committed by both strangers and trusted individuals. According to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud Alleged Fraudulently Created Joint Accounts Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Theft 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What are Riders To Annuity Contracts? Costly With Little Benefit Other Contract Disadvantages Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are illiquid. Even more problematic for older consumers are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Predators Steal To Gamble Danger Of Access To Senior’s Money Spotting Financial Elder Abuse According to a recent State Gambling Commission report, there is a real connection between financial exploitation of seniors and the gambling habits of their financial predators. We have seen that in cases brought […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Abuser Opened Joint Bank Account With VIctim Abuser Allegedly Withdrew 100% of Funds In Four Months Protecting Older Loved Ones Seniors are at risk of being financially exploited from many directions, including at the hands of dishonest in-home caregivers, stepchildren, second spouses, “friends” and others.  The methods for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER City Commissioner Accused Of Financial Elder Abuse Alleged Exploitation of Local Senior 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Charged In Murder-For-Hire Scheme 96-Year-Old Victim Predatory Reverse Mortgage On Victim’s Home California has the most expensive real estate in the country.  Many seniors live in homes whose value has increasingly enormously over the years at the same time that their income is stagnant.  Reverse mortgage lenders […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ponzi Scheme Targeting Mostly Older Customers Lost Savings And Homes At Risk Of Foreclosure Scheme Lasted Many Years Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is no actual investment of funds. Like the […]