Financial Exploitation/Fraud

Community, Regional, and National Organizations:

Clergy Against Senior Exploitation (CASE)
The CASE partnership is an older-adult financial crime prevention and intervention program of the Denver District Attorney and Denver's faith community, supported with a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN)
EFPN, a California based advocacy network, is a coalition of financial institutions, law enforcement and social service agencies committed to preventing the growing problem of financial abuse of elders through community education, public awareness and the training of financial institution employees. Site includes training resources for financial institutions, community education calendar, and links/contacts to APS and law enforcement statewide.

National Association to Stop Guardianship Abuse

Federal Government:

Financial Crimes Against the Elderly
This guide addresses the problem of financial crimes
against the elderly. It begins by describing the problem and
reviewing risk factors. It then identifies a series of
questions to help you analyze your local problem. Finally,
it reviews responses to the problem and describes the
conditions under which they are most effective.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service Mail Fraud Schemes

Publications:

To identify articles and other publications on elder financial exploitation and abuse, visit the Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly (CANE) online or the CANE Annotated Bibliography Series.