Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

D. Burnes, C.R. Henderson, C. Sheppard, R. Zhao, K. Pillemer and M.S. Lachs

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 8, 1295

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The financial exploitation of older adults was recently recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a serious public health problem. Knowledge of the prevalence of elder financial exploitation is mostly limited to the category of financial abuse, which occurs in relationships involving an expectation of trust. Little is known about the other major category of elder financial exploitation-elder financial fraud and scams, which is perpetrated by strangers. A valid estimate of elder financial fraud-scam prevalence is necessary as a foundation for research and prevention efforts.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303821a

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