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Forms of Senior’s Abuse: How do we know the caretaker

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Forms of Senior’s Abuse: How do we know the caretaker

April 28, 2023, 14:00 GMT

USA, April 28, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Ashleigh Alexiou, President of Digits & Delta Forensics Agency is announcing the use of higher technical measures to identify individuals committing seniors abuse and utilizing background checks for caretakers, as a way of knowing who is inside your home.

Our agency is receiving a higher number of calls in recent days, in regard to senior’s abuse which is presenting itself in many forms.

In our work, we have been seeing an upward trend of individuals contacting us to conduct Investigations and Background Checks for caretakers, in which family members felt these caretakers are not being trustworthy when left alone with the senior. There have been reports of caretakers stealing safes right from the senior's home while they are taking their afternoon nap. There were other incidents of not feeding the seniors on time when they needed to take their medication, not showering them, and not changing them when needed a fresh set of clothes, when they may be bedridden.

Another time, we have been called to investigate and place security cameras in the home of a senior, where the family member of the vulnerable senior felt something was not right, they wanted to keep an eye on caretakers that are in the home with the senior. We are seeing horrible acts against seniors, where caretakers have been caught on cameras snooping through the senior’s jewelry box, or other personal items and taking them for their own personal benefit. Another incident is a caretaker suddenly moving into the family home with only their suitcases and now calling the seniors home their home.

Seniors abuse can range from the senior giving away high-priced value items, stealing business from seniors who already own the business; where the fraudsters falsifying business transactions to benefit them, due to the senior becoming ill or do not have the mental capacity to make decisions. Other examples may include: stealing the senior’s mail, stealing a driver’s licence, taking CRA documents taking bank documents that have been left around the home. These are all forms of seniors abuse.

Digits & Delta Forensics Agency is acting diligently on combating seniors abuse, which can be prevented by conducting Background Checks or Criminal Background check on any person that the family employs working in the family home. You want to know everything about this person coming into the home. This is the most important aspect that any homeowner can do, it not only protects the safety of the senior, but it also protects the estate and gives peace of mind to all.

Senior's Fraud is on the rise in our communities

Forms of Senior’s Abuse: How do we know the caretaker

a senior giving credit card information to a fraudster

SCAMS targeting seniors have become an epidemic and should to be taken seriously

"Fraudsters always leave some form of a trail.”

— Ashleigh Alexiou

USA, May 15, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Ashleigh Alexiou, President of Digits & Delta Forensics Agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is announcing our agency's commitment to taking a leading position on the investigation of senior’s fraud and we will be focusing on why seniors are the #1 target by organized gangs of criminals.

There is no doubt seniors' fraud is on the rise. In our line of work as investigators, we see fraud occur daily; Fraud of all types are increasing, and fraudsters are constantly evolving their schemes and tactics to lure unsuspecting victims. Our agency is constantly vigilant when it comes to the protection of our community and our clients. It is this concern for the rights of victims that has prompted our agency to take this threat head-on. We are announcing full commitment by our staff to tackling this menace with the resources at our disposal.

Recent fraud tactics observed amongst vulnerable seniors are now known as seniors’ fraud. Fraudsters have adapted tactics and target seniors, including targeting people they know, and friends of grandparents, and have utilized cold calling by contacting seniors through the phone book. The fraudsters make up a scenario in which they portray victims on the phone; as if they are in trouble. Then try to gain the senior’s trust and convince the senior into knowing one of their family members, they indicate “ I am a friend of your son he is in trouble, he asked me to call you to obtain money for him so he will get out of this trouble” can you please send the money it is a matter of life or death”. Once the money has been sent, seniors have no idea what really occurred until they see their life savings have vanished.

This is known as the grandparents’ scam. It has been reported as of February 2023, that 9.2 million dollars is the cost that these seniors have paid in the fraudulent scams. 60 cases of these scams have occurred since February 2023.

In other cases, we have encountered senior’s mail going directly to a caretaker and not the actual homeowner. In this instance, the elderly senior does not have the capacity when making important decisions related to home maintenance or even self-care. Greedy family members or even caretakers swoop in and all of a sudden become the power of attorney or the executor of the estate. All happening without the knowledge or consent of the victim.

This is not only senior’s fraud that has us concerned, it has also become a three-fold investigation for us. We are now looking at senior’s fraud, identity theft, and senior’s abuse as an interconnected threat. Fraud is a much larger concern than reported by the media, this is a concerted effort by organized crime syndicates.

Our announcement to tackle this threat comes with personnel who have years of experience, and people who understand the implications when unscrupulous persons have targeted a loved one. We're committed to the protection of our community,

Let's work together to make a difference.

Elder Fraud Is Real And Can Cause Lasting Harm

Forms of Senior’s Abuse: How do we know the caretaker

Elder Fraud Is Real And Can Cause Lasting Harm

Fraudsters always leave a paper trail.”

— Ashleigh Alexiou

USA, USA, May 3, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Ashleigh Alexiou, President of Digits & Delta Forensics Agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is announcing that the agency will be taking higher measures on investigating senior’s fraud and will be focusing on why seniors are the #1 target for fraud.

In our line of work as investigators, we see fraud occur daily. Fraud is increasing and fraudsters are constantly evolving their schemes and tactics to catch unsuspecting victims. As of January 2023, Statistics Canada had reported 6,610 fraud cases and about 3,923 victims of fraud. Our agency is always on the lookout to protect our communities and clients. Recent fraud tactics observed amongst vulnerable seniors are now known as seniors’ fraud. Fraudsters have adapted tactics and target seniors, including targeting people they know, and friends of grandparents, and have utilized cold calling by contacting seniors through the phone book. The fraudsters make up a scenario in which they portray victims on the phone; as if they are in trouble. Then try to gain the senior’s trust and convince the seniors into knowing one of their family members, they indicate “ I am a friend of your son he is in trouble, he asked me to call you to obtain money for him so he will get out of this trouble” can you please send the money it is a matter of life or death”. Once the money has been sent, the seniors have no idea what really went on until they see their life savings are gone. This is known as the grandparents’ scam.

Further, new tactics involving AI technology are making it easier and cheaper for bad actors to mimic their loved ones’ voices convincing these seniors, that their loved ones are in distress, and requesting money to be transferred into an account immediately. The AI technology being utilized is taking one’s voice from such as aps as Tik Tok, Instagram, and Facebook recording the voice to mimic the voices in which then the fraudster will make a call to a family member. Once the family member answers the phone the voice recording starts, the loved ones may think that the voice is authentic and do not hesitate or ask questions because it sounds believable. The family member or loved one takes immediate action due to the voice recognition and feels that they must help the family member who requires assistance and not think fraud is happening to them at that moment.
In other cases, we have encountered the senior’s mail going directly to the caretaker and not the actual individual owning the home, or the individual does not have the capacity on making important decisions including making final decisions or cleaning the home. Greedy family members or even caretakers swoop in and all of a sudden is the power of attorney or the executor of the estate.

This is not only senior’s fraud that we are dealing with here, it has also become a three-fold investigation for us. We are now looking at senior’s fraud, identity theft, and senior’s abuse. All three of these coincide for us, where not only looking at fraud we are looking into larger criminal activity that is occurring. Our agency will be taking action in preventing fraud, where we can protect our seniors to feel safer in our communities.

Ashleigh Alexiou
Digits & Delta Forensics Agency
+1 416-473-8416
info@digitsanddeltaforensicsagency.ca
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