Recognize and Report
Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
We need your help! Texas ranked third in the U.S. in losses to elder fraud (2022) with over $243 million in losses reported. We need members of all Texas communities to learn how to stop the stigma of reporting incidents of financial exploitation and act.
The Texas Elder Justice Coalition (TEJC) is dedicated to safeguarding older Texans from financial exploitation and asks individuals and organizations to take the pledge to Stop the Stigma so that older adults, their families, neighbors and caregivers feel safe to come forward and report any instance of suspected fraud or scams as soon as possible.
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, there are four key steps to help protect older adults from financial abuse.
- Raise awareness.
- Recognize the exploitation.
- Record your observations.
- Report to the most appropriate authority.
Remember exploitation is theft.
The person who caused harm is to blame, not the person who is a victim.
Go to: https://txelderjustice.org/stop-the-stigma to sign up.
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Stop the Stigma campaign created by the Texas Elder Justice Coalition’s Older Adult Financial Exploitation Awareness, Education and Services Committee. Adopted July 2024.
For more information: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/resources-for-older-adults/reporting-elder-financial-abuse-guide/
