FOOL ME ONCE: FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
2024

Fresh Perspectives on Financial Vulnerability and Exploitation

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Author Information

Author(s): Miller Julie

Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US

Conclusion

The symposium highlights the need for innovative approaches to prevent financial exploitation among older adults by understanding various contributing factors.

Supporting Evidence

  • The symposium will present new perspectives on cognitive factors affecting scam susceptibility.
  • A randomized control trial will evaluate a mailed intervention for older adult victims of mail fraud.
  • An intersectional model will be discussed to understand financial exploitation vulnerability.

Takeaway

This study talks about how older people can be tricked into losing money and suggests new ways to help them avoid scams.

Methodology

The symposium includes presentations on cognitive factors related to scam susceptibility, a randomized control trial on mail fraud interventions, and an intersectional model of financial exploitation vulnerability.

Participant Demographics

Older adults, particularly victims of mail fraud.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.0365

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