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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