APRI White Collar Crime Program Save
The American Prosecutors Research Institute provides training and technical assistance to prosecute white collar crimes with a focus on protecting elderly victims.
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/program...   

Bennett Blum, M.D. Save
Offers information for cases involving undue influence, coercion, mental capacity and competency, dementia, elder or financial abuse. Includes forensic and geriatric psychiatry models.
http://www.bennettblummd.com/   

California Community Partnership for the Prevention of Financial Abuse Save
CCPPFA guidelines for preventing and reporting financial elder abuse, resources for financial institutions, posters and brochures.
http://www.bewiseonline.org/   

Challenges in Combating Predatory Lending Save
This 2004 report from the U.S. General Accounting Office highlights that the elderly are disproportionately victims of predatory lending.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04280.pdf   

Elder Abuse - California, Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Save
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.
http://da.co.la.ca.us/seniors/   

Elderly People and the Law - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Save
Transcript of 2003 The Law Report radio broadcast exploring the potential pitfalls surrounding family agreements and powers of attorney.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/l...   

Fighting Fraud Against Older Consumers Save
Explains how seniors can protect themselves by knowing how to identify fraudulent sales pitches.
http://www.fraud.org/elderfraud/eldse...   

Financial Crimes Against the Elderly Save
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, offers this comprehensive 88-page problem-oriented guide in PDF format.
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.p...   

Fraud: Targeting America's Seniors Save
In his 1999 U.S. Senate testimony, Bennett Blum, M.D. offers a comprehensive analysis of undue influence in elder financial abuse.
http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/0...   

Investor Fraud Study Save
This 2006 report from the NASD Investor Education Foundation investigates strategies used by con criminals to defraud older persons.
http://www.nasdfoundation.org/WISE_In...   

NASAA Investor Education and Tips Save
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.
http://www.nasaa.org/NASAA_Newsroom/N...   

National Association of Bunco Investigators (NABI) Save
Non-profit organization of law enforcement and security investigators focusing on transient criminal groups and elderly victims.
http://www.nabihq.org/   

Older People and Consumer Fraud Save
The Australian Institute of Criminology shares the results of an extensive survey of seniors' criminal victimization and vulnerability to acts of consumer fraud.
http://www.aic.gov.au/conferences/out...   

Seniors Against Investment Fraud - SAIF Save
Statewide outreach campaign under the California Department of Corporations to alert and educate seniors about investment and telemarketing fraud crimes.
http://www.corp.ca.gov/saif/saif.htm   

Telemarketing Fraud - PhoneBusters Save
Offers fraud prevention advice and collects telemarketing complaints throughout Canada working in partnership with other law enforcement agencies.
http://www.phonebusters.com/   

Weapons of Fraud Save
AARP publication focusing on time-tested psychological tricks used to steal from seniors and including a CD with audio clips of actual con artists.
http://www.aarp.org/states/wa/wa-news...   

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