Billions of dollars are lost each year due to fraudulent acts against older Americans. In this episode of the PFP Section podcast, Erin Scheithe with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) gives you tips, tools, and resources to help you and your clients spot, prevent, and report elder financial exploitation. She covers the following topics:

Examples of scams
Who is at risk and who are the abusers?
How to spot, prevent, and report abuse
Resources to help you help your clients

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Find the CFPB resources that Erin mentions at gov/olderamericans.
Access AICPA elder planning resources at aicpa.org/PFP.

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Preventing and responding to elder financial exploitation {PFP Section}