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Senior Fraud Protection Kit
A Senior Fraud Protection Kit can help family caregivers protect seniors by informing them of the latest scams being perpetrated on older adults and offering a variety of resources and tools to help their seniors avoid becoming a victim of these scams.
Protect Seniors from Fraud (1 of 5)
Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care® introduces a video series on scams and fraud and how to help your senior loved one from becoming a victim.
U.S. Alert - Three Senior Crimes Are on the Rise
Rising incidents of scams targeting older adults present an enormous threat to seniors' security, both financially and emotionally. Three crimes, in particular, are identity theft, Medicaid/Medicare and medication fraud, and financial exploitation.
The Impact Fraud Can Have on Seniors: Protect Seniors from Fraud (2 of 5)
Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care® talks about why seniors become targets of scams and the impact of this fraud.
Canada Alert - Three Senior Crimes Are on the Rise
Growing fraud against seniors threatens both financial and emotional security. Seniors who have been defrauded may suffer long-lasting trauma that often erodes their sense of trust and well-being, senior care experts have noted.
How to Identify & Prevent Seinor Fraud: Protect Seinors from Fraud (3 of 5)
The kinds of senior financial scams and how to identify them, hosted by Mary Alexander for Home Instead Senior Care®.
The Top Scams Against Seniors: Protect Seniors from Fraud (4 of 5)
Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care discusses the eight most common financial scams against seniors.
Anatomy of a Scam
It seems as though scammers are targeting older adults wherever they can – often creating elaborate mail, email and Internet, and telephone strategies. That's why it's important for seniors to know how to spot a potential scam.
Preventing & Reporting Senior Scams: Protect Seniors from Fraud (5 of 5)
Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care® talks about the steps to take to avoid senior scams and what to do if your senior loved one becomes a victim.
The Impact of Crime
The 2011 AARP Foundation National Fraud Victim Study revealed that only 25 percent of people older than 50 in the U.S. reported to an authority that they had fallen for a scam. According to Statistics Canada, about seven in 10 crimes against older Canadians are never reported to police because victims did not believe the incident was important enough to seek help or because they dealt with the issue personally.
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