Fraud

• Article - How to Protect Your Parents from Fraud

  Common financial scams that target the elderly -- and how you can help your parents avoid them.

• Article - How to Deal With Theft by a Caregiver

  What you need to know to protect your parent from financial abuse and theft. Plus, what to do if a theft has occurred.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Keeping Your Parents Safe From Scammers

  Senior citizens are attractive targets for scammers, according to a new report, but there are some simple and easy things you can do to help keep your parent from being victimized.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How can I check my parent's FEGLI benefits if another family member has already passed themselves off as me?

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• Question - What can I do to stop my brothers from commiting fraud against my mother?

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• Question - How do we keep our mother from giving away her income?

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• Question - How do we protect a home that is being rented from being taken over when the owner dies?

  Proactive legal documents can help ease the passing of rental real estate after death.

• Question - How do I get my grandmother to stop being scammed by psychics?

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• Question - How do I help my mother keep her money for her own care?

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• Question - What can I do to help my father who has been scammed?

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• Question - How can I get my father removed from scam "sweepstakes" mailing lists?

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• Question - My mother was recently involved in an internet dating scam...

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• Question - I feel my father is being scammed. What can I do?

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• Question - Am I responsible for my father's debt after his death?

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• Question - What steps are available to block incoming offshore phone calls in an effort to prevent scams?

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• Question - A couple of years ago, my mother appointed me as executor of...

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• Question - My fiance has likely had his signature forged on a power of attorney document. What recourse do we have?

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• Question - If I have durable power of attorney for my father, can I stop him from giving money to a relative who is taking advantage of him?

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• Question - Where can I get free legal advice for elder law?

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• Question - What can I do if my mom's nursing home is mistreating her and I live out of state?

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News

• News - FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures

  TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S...