Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization

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Financial Fraud against Older People in Hong Kong: Assessing and Predicting the Fear and Perceived Risk of Victimization

“…A survey study conducted with a clinical sample in Mainland China concluded that the prevalence of EFA was 13.6% [3]. Older people tend to become victims largely because they (a) are less likely to report and acknowledge being victims of financial fraud [4], (b) like keeping cash at home [5], and (c) have a higher risk of developing dementia in later life [6]. Notably, it was evident in a survey study conducted in Spain that those respondents who had been exposed to financial fraud had greater mental health needs and poorer health-related quality of life than those who had not [7].…”