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title: Fraud
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Fraud, from the Subject Matter Index.
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Fraud
---

[![Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Barthel-istock-1406899764_231b399f78f220df73321971821da870.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/grandma-s-bank-account-got-hit-by-a-fraudster "Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster")

## [Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/grandma-s-bank-account-got-hit-by-a-fraudster "Grandma’s bank account got hit by a fraudster")

Federal and state laws that may help victims of elder fraud recover from financial institutions and credit-reporting agencies

[Nick Barthel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nick-barthel "Nick Barthel")

From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january)

[![Contract, fraud, and libel damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Johnson_istock-1129299552_f8f2dc2368c4aba7ced25796b26aa62a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/contract-fraud-and-libel-damages "Contract, fraud, and libel damages")

## [Contract, fraud, and libel damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/contract-fraud-and-libel-damages "Contract, fraud, and libel damages")

Damages available in common non-personal-injury actions. For punitives, look for the wolf in sheep’s clothing — fraudulent inducement

[Douglas Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-johnson "Douglas Johnson")
[Neville L. Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/neville-l-johnson "Neville L. Johnson")

From Issue: [2021 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october)