Some frauds specifically target time sharing properties, vacation homes and retirement homes. Business and Investment Opportunity Frauds - For the elderly, retirees, and others living on a fixed income, business and investment frauds are a powerful attraction. For a relatively modest amount, the victim is offered the promise of great returns. Work at home schemes are another fraud that takes advantage of an elderly person's need to augment a limited income. Automobile Frauds - Automobile frauds usually consist of artificially increasing the dealer's profit margin, misrepresenting the car's performance or history, or substituting a similar car with fewer options for the one purchased.
Funeral frauds exploit a family's vulnerability during a time of grief.
They take advantage of a family's desire to provide the best possible care for the deceased. Common abuses include unauthorized removal of remains from a hospital or nursing home by a funeral director not enlisted by the family and charges for costs such as flowers and obituary notices which were not disclosed when costs were initially discussed.