Category: Investment Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Investments For Seniors High Surrender Charges Switching Or Exchanging Annuities Can Be Costly Mistake Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies include withdrawal penalties (called surrender charges) if you need your money back. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High-Yield Investment Fraud Targeted Elderly Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Allegedly Ran or Six Years Individuals Plead Guilty To Multiple Charges Financial elder abuse may be limited to isolated transactions exploiting specific older individuals, but larger fraudulent and abusive schemes may be perpetrated on numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages of Indexed Universal Life Insurance For Seniors Increasing Premiums And Policy Lapses  Surrender Charges  Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against certain forms of indexed universal life insurance (IULs) for senior consumers because IULs are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of time. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Defrauded Investors Were Ages 78-94 Promised 13% Return On A Promissory Note Fraud Allegedly Continued For Five Years Sales of unsuitable investments to seniors may constitute financial elder abuse.  Largescale pyramid or Ponzi schemes may also target seniors. Statistics show that the older we get the more […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 79-Year-Old Victim Convinced Victim To Surrender Life Insurance And Annuities Used Victim’s Money To Pay Off Other Defrauded Customers All seniors are potential victims to various financial predators.  Financial predators on seniors include in-home caregivers, retirement planners, insurance agents and other salespeople, bankers, trustees, conservators, financial advisors, brokers, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Contract With No Control Of Investment Surrender Charges On Withdrawals  Annual Fees And Low Returns Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies may tie up a senior’s money for years and impose significant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Scheme Lasted Seven Years Invested Money Allegedly Funded Lavish Lifestyle Supposed High-Yield Investments Were Non-Existent Financial predators may target older investors with unsuitable or risky ventures promising high returns.  These predators may seize on senior anxiety about the stock market, their need for income in the future, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand Penalties On Withdrawals  Fees And Other Hidden Costs Beware High-Pressure Sales Tactics “Our older citizens, understandably concerned with rising living and medical costs and even pension uncertainties, are being targeted by unscrupulous financial predators,” said a top State securities regulator recently.  The regulator has brought a string […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deceptive Sales Practices Downsides of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Avoid High-Pressure Sales Tactics Insurance agents are paid significant sales commissions on sales of certain forms of deferred annuity insurance products.  Any high-pressure or deceptive tactics to sell these products, and sales of unsuitable annuities, violate the law and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Multiple Elder Victims Of Fraudulent IRA Scheme Victims Lost All Retirement Savings Arbitration Panel Awards Victims $12 Million  Financial elder abuse can strike anyone either when a predator targets them individually or when they are part of a larger financial elder abuse scheme injuring multiple victims.  A Los […]