Category: San Francisco Financial Elder Abuse

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Re-Directed Pension and Social Security Deposits Online Changes To Deposit Instructions Preventing This Form Of Financial Elder Abuse 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Two Years Of Alleged Fraud $30,000 Charged On 76-Year-Old’s Accounts Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  Dishonest caregivers and others who access a senior’s cards and PIN (or create a PIN […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Legislation From Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) Clarifies Bank Duties To Elders The California Senate has approved legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would strengthen elder and dependent adult financial abuse protections by clarifying the duties of banks and financial institutions to safeguard against fraud. “Banks must do a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim Noticed Suspicious Charges On Account Unauthorized Purchases Allegedly Include Caregiver Vacations Caregiver Charged With 30 Separate Felonies One of the most recurring forms of financial elder abuse is theft from seniors by dishonest caregivers working in a senior’s own home.  Betrayal of an elder’s trust by a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Embezzled $2 Million From Elderly Clients Lured Seniors With False Promises Of High Returns Many Victims Lost Lifetime Of Savings Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the families of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often it takes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 94-Year-Old Victim Caregiver Falsified Checks Over $35,000 Missing In Just Seven Months Most financial elder abuse by a dishonest caregiver or other person with access to a senior’s finances starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Coerced Senior Into Large Cash Withdrawals Accompanied Senior To Bank To Withdraw Money  Caregiver Allegedly Deposited Money In Her Own Account Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver fraud and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Different Forms Of Elder Watch For Signs Of Neglect And Abuse Of Older Loved Ones And Friends Protecting Older Loved Ones From Abuse And Neglect Millions of older Americans suffer one or more forms of elder abuse as they age. Elder abuse can be physical, emotional, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complaint Alleges Forgeries By Caregiver Fraudulent Checks Overdraw Account Debit Card Charges By Caregiver Without Permission 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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs Of Power Of Attorney Abuse Never Give A Caregiver A Power Of Attorney Remedies For POA Abuse Among the most important estate planning tools for anyone are powers of attorney.  A power of attorney is a document authorizing one or more people (“agent(s)” or “attorney(s)-in-fact”)) to act […]