Saturday, May 25, 2019

Recommendable Techniques To End Elder Fraud

By Stephen Olson


It is the desire of each one of us to protect our loved seniors from possible risks. However, considering the current demands in life, we cannot be close to them all the time. They have become an easy target, and this has been confirmed through findings by many researchers. With this in mind, it cautions us to employ strategies that will help fight elder fraud. Here are some to the proposed methods that will see you safeguard your elderly loved one from falling a victim of the alarming scams.

It is good to keep your aged parents informed of the scams going around. Inform them not to share their details with persons who may come asking questions. Seniors ought not to encourage queries pertaining to their life to anyone who purports to be having their checks. Note, these checks are usually well labeled, and the person doing deliveries have the exact address. In case they suspect any form of deception, the aged should reach out for assistance to people they trust.

Seniors should be informed to decline to converse with persons who are not known to them. If you have aging parents, it is your responsibility to tell them to reject any personal inquiries by strangers over the phone, through the internet or even one on one. Enlighten your elderly loved ones to collect details of the company and employer of any telemarketer who gets so personal, and they should never disclose their private information regardless of the conversation.

As earlier mentioned, seniors are becoming an easy target for frauds. Most are enticed to sign documents without a proper understanding of what they are signing. Encourage your aged parents to always study any documents before signing. If they do not have time at the moment, they must insist on being allocated ample time to review. In case they suspect a likelihood of scam, inform them to reach out to a lawyer. Of importance, seniors must never allow strangers in their home, even the salespersons who pose as reputable and experts have become a threat to our aged parents.

The construction industry is another sector that is being exploited by the swindlers. Some will come to your neighborhood and put up posters as remodeling experts. They target our senior adults who will be lured by appealing ads and reach out to the purported expert for their home renovation projects. Sensitize your elderly loved ones to use the contractors in their neighborhood who are well known to them or their neighbors.

The aged must learn how to tear up documents that may have their personal information. If trashed without shredding they can easily be used by cons. Once the scammers have the bank details and personal information, the senior will be exploited.

Given that most of the aged people opt for Medicare as an option for their health cover. This has turned out to be one of the approaches used by the scammers. Thus, remind your seniors to avoid giving their Medicare details to anyone.

Seniors are quick to trust and polite than any other age group. That has resulted in them becoming targeted persons by cons. Hence, they should be informed to terminate any call that gets personal. Note, scammers will tend to lure their minds to ask about their financial information. Thus, they ought to hang up before they are exploited.




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