{"id":868,"date":"2017-05-19T18:43:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T22:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elderfinancialfraudattorneys.com\/?p=868"},"modified":"2018-10-04T16:13:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T20:13:46","slug":"good-news-elder-financial-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/good-news-elder-financial-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News About Elder Financial Fraud?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iStock-183045427.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-183045427.jpg\" width=\"613\" height=\"920\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes and no. One survey states the proportion of elder financial fraud victims is down, but thieves are choosing more lucrative targets<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to estimates, billions of dollars are stolen from elderly people every year. Whether by financial professionals, caregivers, or even family members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nextavenue\/2016\/03\/29\/the-good-news-about-elder-fraud\/#25cb1be54c58\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">financial elder fraud<\/span><\/a> has been rampant in the U.S. for years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOlder Americans make attractive targets for financial exploitation because many have accumulated some wealth in the form of retirement savings or home equity,\u201d said Richard Cordray, direction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). \u201cThey can be isolated and lonely, and some may have impaired physical or mental capacity that makes them especially vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/good-news-elder-financial-fraud\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Good News About Elder Financial Fraud?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes and no. One survey states the proportion of elder financial fraud victims is down, but thieves are choosing more lucrative targets According to estimates, billions of dollars are stolen from elderly people every year. Whether by financial professionals, caregivers, or even family members, financial elder fraud has been rampant in the U.S. for years. 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