According to an article in the Boulder Daily Camera, five men have been indicted by a state grand jury after an investigation into an alleged asphalt paving scam that targeted…
Category: Financial Exploitation
New toll-free number for reverse mortgage counseling
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has a new national toll-free number for older homeowners to sign up for counseling when considering a reverse mortgage:1-855-899-3778. Federal law requires that anyone…
Free Fraud Prevention and Safety Summit in Parker, Colorado (May 15, 2014)
empowering seniors with tools and information to stay safe and prevent fraud before it happens
Red Flags of Elder Abuse
• Lack of basic hygiene, adequate food, or clean and appropriate clothing • Lack of medical aids (glasses, walker, teeth, hearing aid, medications) • Person with dementia left unsupervised •…
7 Scams on the Elderly
A MetLife survey estimated that seniors older than 60 have lost nearly $3 billion a year to financial abuse. And surprisingly, much of this abuse is not from strangers.…
Criminals Posing as IRS Agents
According to an article in the Press-Enterprise, the IRS is warning of a phone scam in which victims, especially seniors and immigrants, are told they owe delinquent taxes and conned…
Elder Abuse in Colorado Guardianships
Four families with cases in Arapahoe County’s probate court say that two attorneys involved in their estates should have disclosed a real estate investment they made together before charging the…
Criminal Sentence Sends Message for Elder Financial Abuse--Boulder, CO
Criminal Sentence Sends Message for Elder Financial Abuse–Boulder, CO
Professionals Scamming Veterans--Financial Abuse
Lawyers, financial advisers and insurance brokers have formed a lucrative alliance with retirement communities and assisted living facilities to extract many billions of taxpayer dollars from the V.A
Scamming Elder Couple Results in Boulder County, Colorado Conviction
A 54-year-old woman was convicted Wednesday in Boulder District Court on felony theft charges for scamming an elderly Boulder couple of almost $600,000 over the span of seven years.