Elder fraud

The growing number of fraud victims who suffer staggering financial losses often find themselves having to pay Uncle Sam for their missing income, experts say.

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Senior citizens often fall victim to elder financial abuse, even at the hands of their closest relatives, but accountants can help protect them.

An accountant working at a Georgia-based wealth management firm pleaded guilty to embezzling $800,000 from an elderly client suffering from dementia.

The Internal Revenue Service told nursing homes and other care facilities Tuesday that they shouldn’t be seizing their residents’ economic impact payments.

CPA financial planners are noticing scams perpetrated against their elderly clients, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Marjorie Jones trusted the man who called to tell her she’d won a sweepstakes prize, saying she could collect the winnings once she paid the taxes and fees.

Financial advisors need to step up to help prevent elder abuse.