Have you ever received an email or phone call promising the investment opportunity of a lifetime, if you'd only be so kind as to share your bank account information and social security number? If so, then you were a potential victim of financial fraud, a crime that comes in many shapes and sizes.
Senior citizens are a growing target for financial scammers. A survey on elder fraud from Investor Protection Trust estimates about 20 pecent of unsuspecting retirees become victims of financial fraud. According to a June 2011 MetLife report, seniors lose more than $2.9 billion a year to financial fraud. That amount is up 12 percent from 2008. But, since many cases of fraud go unreported, these numbers may in fact be far higher.
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