Financial abuse from schemes involving tech support, government impostors, false sweepstakes, grandchild hoaxes and online ...

Elder abuse—especially financial exploitation—continues to affect thousands of seniors each year, often going unreported and committed by both strangers and trusted individuals.

From scam phone calls to deceitful contractors, elderly individuals are often exceedingly vulnerable to dishonest financial practices. But the main source of financial abuse of elders is not these ...

Elder financial abuse (“EFA”) is a complex and pervasive global problem requiring “outside the box” legal solutions. One example of a novel approach is the U.S. method of disinheriting perpetrators ...

Additional Resources to Protect and Address Elder Financial Exploitation —To report securities fraud, call the Division of Securities' Investor Protection Hotline at 877-683-7841.

Financial experts like Lt. Mark Pieper and Misty Tuura talk about what to avoid to not fall victim to elderly financial abuse.

At least 10 percent of elderly people living in American communities experience abuse each year, according to the 2009 National Elder Mistreatment Survey.

Aug. 16—ASHLAND — A former care home owner convicted of swindling her elderly patients out of money was sentenced on Monday to serve 18 months in a federal prison. In addition to her time in ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week announced it has launched rulemaking to address harmful financial consequences of crimes including domestic violence and elder abuse.