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Advocates alert Maine to pervasiveness of elder abuse

AUGUSTA — No Maine senior is immune from elder abuse. That was the message from Judith Shaw, co-chairwoman of the Maine Council for Elder Abuse Prevention. She’s also the chief of Maine’s Office of Securities, so when an elderly family member received an email from what appeared to be her address, promising big returns on […]

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Jennifer Warriner: Elders are easy targets for scams

An elderly woman living alone relies on a handyman to take care of home maintenance. She is visually impaired and has trouble writing his paychecks. He offers to help, and she accepts because she has come to trust him. After a few weeks, he adds a zero to make the $60 check into $600. More […]

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