Victim of Elder Fraud?

Victim of Elder Fraud?

I received a frantic call from a distraught family member saying that her mother has been scammed out of thousands of dollars. The mother, a woman in her seventies, had responded to a Nigerian Scam, which claimed the mother had a fund in the amount of $5,000,000. They...

The 10-Year-Old Who Could… And Did!

After a meeting with a client last week, my client asked, “You really are passionate about this—how did you get started?” I thought for a moment and responded that I was 10 years old when I knew what I wanted to do. I lived in a town of about 70,000 people in upstate...

SENIOR FRAUD: DO WE NEED MORE LAWS? NOPE!

A client posed this thought-provoking question: Are the laws are strong enough to control elder fraud? Do we need more laws? My typical reply would be, of course! We need much stronger laws and legislation to stop this epidemic. As I thought more about this, I changed...

Elder Fraud: As I See It

Elder fraud is an ever-changing epidemic. In my practice, families and attorneys for families are simply at their wits end and have contacted me for help. The Internet, which has made our lives more convenient, has now become a feeding ground for these vipers. Many of...