Teaching Doctors to Diagnose a Grandma Money Scam
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It’s sad to say, but the elderly are easy prey — especially for financial scammers.
The elderly often have more assets to attract the attention of those looking for victims. And as people get older, many become a little less sharp, and sometimes considerably weaker, in terms of mental faculties. According to a 2008 Duke University study, about 35% of the 25 million people over age 71 in the U.S. suffer from mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease.
Available assets, vulnerable mental…
Teaching Doctors to Diagnose a Grandma Money Scam originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-06-18T16:05:00Z.
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