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Telemarketing Fraud - PhoneBusters - http://www.phonebusters.com/
Offers fraud prevention advice and collects telemarketing complaints throughout Canada working in partnership with other law enforcement agencies. |
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Investor Fraud Study - http://www.nasdfoundation.org/WISE_Investor_Fraud_Study_Final_Report.pdf
This 2006 report from the NASD Investor Education Foundation investigates strategies used by con criminals to defraud older persons. |
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Seniors Against Investment Fraud - SAIF - http://www.corp.ca.gov/saif/saif.htm
Statewide outreach campaign under the California Department of Corporations to alert and educate seniors about investment and telemarketing fraud crimes. |
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Elder Abuse - California, Los Angeles District Attorney's Office - http://da.co.la.ca.us/seniors/
Features the Elder Abuse Unit. How to recognize and prevent elder abuse. Warning signs, avoiding false friends, secret loan, caretaker fraud, telemarketing fraud, fraudulent charities, real estate fraud and other types of fraud. |
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APRI White Collar Crime Program - http://www.ndaa.org/apri/programs/senior_fraud/wcc_home.html
The American Prosecutors Research Institute provides training and technical assistance to prosecute white collar crimes with a focus on protecting elderly victims. |
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Challenges in Combating Predatory Lending - http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04280.pdf
This 2004 report from the U.S. General Accounting Office highlights that the elderly are disproportionately victims of predatory lending. |
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Fighting Fraud Against Older Consumers - http://www.fraud.org/elderfraud/eldset.htm
Explains how seniors can protect themselves by knowing how to identify fraudulent sales pitches. |
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Bennett Blum, M.D. - http://www.bennettblummd.com/
Offers information for cases involving undue influence, coercion, mental capacity and competency, dementia, elder or financial abuse. Includes forensic and geriatric psychiatry models. |
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NASAA Investor Education and Tips - http://www.nasaa.org/NASAA_Newsroom/News_Release_Archive/1757.cfm
From the North American Securities Administrators Association, this guide includes the top 10 investment scams, and how older Americans can avoid investment fraud and abuse. |
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Older People and Consumer Fraud - http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/outlook4/Graycar2.pdf
The Australian Institute of Criminology shares the results of an extensive survey of seniors' criminal victimization and vulnerability to acts of consumer fraud. |