Financial fraud
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: Frauds and Scams
The Bureau Consumer Financial Protection works to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law. This resource page provides guidance to help you prevent, recognize, and report scams and fraud.
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)-Funded Elder Abuse Programs
In August of 2016, a new VOCA Rule clarified and expanded states’ allowable uses of VOCA victim assistance funding. The rule clarifies and expands how states may expend the funding, and states are looking to support all victims, including victims of elder abuse. This OVC page highlights examples of VOCA-funded elder abuse programs and the VOCA offices that funded them.
Minnesota Victim Legal Services Project
OVC Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project
Texas Crime Victim Legal Assistance Network
Alaska Victim Legal Assistance Network of Partner Agencies to Develop Comprehensive, Collaborative Model for Delivering Wraparound Legal Assistance to Crime Victims
Financial Exploitation by Conservators: Assessing the Problem and Crafting Victim-Centered Responses
Wraparound Victim Legal Assistance Network Demonstration Project
Los Angeles Wraparound Legal Assistance for Victims
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: Managing Someone Else's Money
This site provides advice to help financial caregivers manage the financial decisions of a loved one, provides information on how to watch out for scams and financial exploitation, and what to do if your loved one is a victim.