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          Date of Hearing:   May 12, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    ACR 146 (Bloom) - As Introduced:  May 6, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   Senior Fraud Awareness Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims May 15, 2014, as Senior Fraud Awareness  
          Day.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:

          1)Senior fraud is a growing concern as millions have fallen  
            victim to scams, such as Medicare scams, sweepstakes and  
            lottery scams, work at home scams, bereavement scams, identity  
            theft, charity scams, scams targeting older women, home  
            repair, investment schemes, and reverse mortgage scams; and,  
            senior citizens average one scam - type letter and two  
            telemarketing phone calls per week.

          2)The primary instigators of senior fraud are caregivers, scam  
            artists, and unscrupulous salespersons and the tactics used  
            are intimidation, fear, friendliness, authority, and control  
            to get the victim to send money or share private financial  
            information.

          3)Senior citizens own more than one-half of all the financial  
            assets in America, they are primary targets for fraudulent  
            practices and it is estimated by the United States House of  
            Representatives Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care that  
            even though seniors only represent 12 percent of the  
            population, they represent 30 percent of those being scammed.

          4)Senior fraud is underreported due to older adults'  
            embarrassment and lack of information about where to report  
            fraud, but the Department of Business Oversight estimates that  
            70 percent of Californians over the age of 50 have been  
            solicited by someone with the intent to defraud them.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           








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          None on file

           Opposition 
           
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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800