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By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide to Crime / Punishment since 2004

Financial Crimes Against the Elderly

Thursday February 19, 2009
Con artists use some common tactics to commit crimes against the elderly in the area of goods or services promised. There are hundreds of frauds, but offenders generally use a small subset of these scams against senior citizen targets. Find out how to avoid these frauds. Read more...

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