Report: Financial fraud is targeting older adults at record levels

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Chicago Tribune - 6/8/2019 - The financial exploitation of older people is a rampant epidemic in America. A recent report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revealed that each incident of financial fraud cost older adults ages 70 to 79 an average of $45,300. And when the older adult knew the suspect, the average loss rose to about $50,000. Read more @ https://www.chicagotribune.com/bp/chi-a ... story.html