{"id":795,"date":"2017-04-14T18:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T22:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elderfinancialfraudattorneys.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2018-10-04T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T19:58:45","slug":"elder-financial-fraud-rise-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/elder-financial-fraud-rise-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder Financial Fraud is on the Rise Nationwide, Says a New York State Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elderfinancialfraudattorneys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elder Financial Fraud is on the Rise Nationwide on elderfinancialfraudattorneys.com\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" data-id=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-477880932-1.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New statistics show that elder financial exploitation is getting more common<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population is baby boomers, with about 10,000 of them turning 65 every day. Unfortunately, the elderly are also some of the most vulnerable members of society, especially where their finances are concerned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a recent study from the state of New York, every year around five million older Americans are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investmentnews.com\/article\/20170403\/FEATURE\/170339977\"  target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">financially exploited<\/span><\/a>. Another study \u2013 this one from MetLife \u2013 found that the annual losses suffered by seniors from elder financial exploitation total almost $3 billion. Perhaps most troubling of all is that elder financial fraud is often not reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/elder-financial-fraud-rise-nationwide\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Elder Financial Fraud is on the Rise Nationwide, Says a New York State Study\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New statistics show that elder financial exploitation is getting more common One of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population is baby boomers, with about 10,000 of them turning 65 every day. Unfortunately, the elderly are also some of the most vulnerable members of society, especially where their finances are concerned. 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