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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Financial Fraud - The Motley Fool

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Generative AI will give deceit a boost, but author Kelly Richmond Pope notes that "the scheme won't change."

Kelly Richmond Pope is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein endowed professor of forensic accounting at DePaul University and the author of the book Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry.

Pope joined Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey to discuss:

  • How to talk to aging relatives about fraud.
  • What your "gut feeling" can tell you about potential scams.
  • What generative AI means for the future of fraud.

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