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Thursday, August 24, 2017

AARP- Fraud Watch Network


AARP provides many services for and to retired people. Older citizens can be susceptible to fraud and scams. AARP has taken on the mission to educate the elderly on scams and how to avoid them with the Fraud Watch Network (http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fraud-watch-network/). At its Fraud Watch Network web site, you can learn about fraud and scams, how to detect them and how to avoid them.

One of its new services is a scam-tracking map that allows you to see reports of scams near you. You can see scams nationwide or close to home. The map, located at https://action.aarp.org/site/SPageNavigator/FraudMap.html;jsessionid=00000000.app261b?cmp=RDRCT-ADV-FRAUD-050916&NONCE_TOKEN=257473E4AB228C4845962CC1424B9E3F, also lets you do a search for types of scams and report scams that may have occurred to you.

Knowing that scams have happened to your friends and neighbors is an important element in guarding against becoming a victim. While this may not be a comprehensive source, it is valuable in keeping you aware of current scams. Other sources are your neighbors, press releases from local law enforcement agencies and the news media. The Better Business Bureau has a similar scam tracker at https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us.


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