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Financial Fraud

This topic includes four briefs:


FINANCIAL FRAUD: THE BASICS

  • Toolkit Topic Sightlines Jan 11The direct cost of financial fraud is upwards of $50 billion a year.
  • Fraud schemes are prevalent and diverse, and scams target consumers through many different channels including online, by telephone and by mail.
  • There is no typical fraud victim profile: Different people fall for different types of scams.
  • Often hard to identify, fraudsters use the same persuasion tactics used in the legitimate consumer marketplace to deceive their victims.
  • Fraud schemes are complex crimes to investigate. Many perpetrators operate overseas and use various methods to transfer and hide the money they get from their victims.
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AVOIDING FRAUD 101: DEFAULT BEHAVIORS TO AVOID FRAUD

  • Toolkit Topic Sightlines Jan 11The internet is the most popular platform fraudsters use to exploit their targets, but many still prefer to reach potential marks using traditional channels like postal mail, telemarketing and door-to-door solicitations.
  • Older adults are particularly at risk for engaging with these fraudulent solicitation methods because they’re more likely to be at home if a telemarketer calls or someone comes to the door.
  • The best strategy to avoid fraud altogether is to resist the interaction entirely, before the fraudster has a chance to use persuasion tactics like the ones outlined in the toolkit brief “Tricks Fraudsters Use to Fool the Elderly.”
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 AVOIDING FRAUD 101: CYBER SAFETY TIPS TO AVOID SCAMS

  • Toolkit Topic Sightlines Jan 11The internet has revolutionized the way we communicate with each other, seek information and purchase goods and services.
  • While it’s easier than ever to connect with those around us, financial predators exploit our reliance on the internet by impersonating the people and websites we trust.
  • The goal of these scammers is to fool us into giving them money or divulging our personal information in an anonymous space.
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TRICKS FRAUDSTERS USE TO FOOL THE ELDERLY

  • Toolkit Topic Sightlines Jan 11Financial fraud is ubiquitous in the consumer marketplace, and no one is immune to solicitations from fraudsters.
  • Older adults are particularly targeted because they are believed to be more trusting, be socially isolated and have more assets to exploit.
  • Regardless of the exact fraud type, fraudsters tend to rely on very common persuasion tactics to convince their targets to comply.
  • Learning to recognize these persuasion tactics will go a long way toward preventing fraud victimization.
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ATTEND THE WEBINAR

Marti-01SAFEGAURDING CLIENTS FROM FINANCIAL FRAUD AND EXPLOITATION

June 19, 2017
10:00 am Pacific Time

MARTI DeLIEMA, PhD

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LONGEVITY BRIEF TOPICS


THE LONGEVITY PERSPECTIVE


UNDERSTANDING LONGEVITY

Understanding Longevity: An Important Life Planning Step

Longevity Teaching Tales: Why It’s Important to Understand Life Expectancies


LIFE PLANNING IN THE AGE OF LONGEVITY: INSIGHTS FROM THE SIGHTLINES PROJECT

Life Planning in the Age of Longevity: An Action Plan

Life Planning in the Age of Longevity: Insights for Boomers

Life Planning in the Age of Longevity: Insights for Gen X

Life Planning in the Age of Longevity: Insights for Millennials


FINANCIAL FRAUD

Financial Fraud: The Basics

Avoiding Fraud 101: Default Behaviors to Avoid Fraud

Avoiding Fraud 101: Cyber Safety Tips to Avoid Scams

Tricks Fraudsters Use to Fool the Elderly


SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Social Portfolios Are Just as Important as Financial Portfolios

Intergenerational Relationships Can Transform Our Future

Making the Glasses Rose-Colored: What People of All Ages Can Learn from the Cognition of Older Adults


INNOVATING FOR LONGEVITY

Five Lessons to Innovate for Longevity

Keeping Seniors Active: A 24 Hour Approach


UPDATES ON CAREGIVING RESEARCH


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10 Things You Should Know About Psychological Science and Behavioral Economics to Improve Financial and Health Outcomes With Employees and Customers

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