Remembering the Forgotten Ones: Protecting the Elderly from Financial Abuse

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Abstract

There is nothing new about fraudulently taking money from people, particularly the elderly. The elderly population is rapidly increasing, however, and is readily accessible by telephone and mail. As a result, the elderly are easy targets for financial abuse. Such abuse can emanate from several sources, including people the victims know and trust, particularly family and friends.

Perpetrators can be people upon whom the elderly depend for care. Abuse can also come from strangers with whom elderly victims have no direct contact. This Article focuses primarily on the financial abuse of the elderly by strangers.

Recommended Citation

Remembering the Forgotten Ones: Protecting the Elderly from Financial Abuse, 41 San Diego L. Rev. 505 (2004).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol41/iss2/3