Articles On:Scams and Fraud

June 3, 2024

Neighbor Suspects Elder Abuse

A woman believes that her elderly neighbor’s family is taking advantage of her. She suspects ...

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Elderly woman sad because she is a victim of elder abuse.
May 15, 2024

How to Spot Lies and Fakes

Knowing how to separate fact from fiction is important to people of all ages, but ...

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a puzzled woman looking at a computer tablet, needs to know how to spot lies online. Image by Prostockstudio
April 23, 2024

Funeral Home Pricing: Beware of Deception

Death is certain, but funeral home pricing often isn’t. From scammers to hidden fees at ...

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Empty Casket in a funeral home - is it empty because of deception in funeral home pricing? Marcus Holman
March 21, 2024

Spot & Stop Senior Scams

Scams have been in our vernacular for hundreds of years. From confidence ploys (Charles Ponzi ...

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A hand stealing a piggy bank from a laptop illustrating the need to stop the scam.
March 7, 2024

Protect Yourself Against Payment Scams

Peer-to-peer payment services provide a convenient way to transfer money among family members and friends, ...

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Woman looking at phone worried because she's a victim of a payment scams
December 13, 2023

Protect Against Scams – Be Suspicious!

Don’t let a fraudster steal your hard-earned money! Scammers are using new technologies to make ...

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Worried man on a cell phone. Credit Aleksandar Milutinovic. Article on how to protect against scams - be suspicious!
November 8, 2023

The Risks of Sharing Personal Information

Raj Ananthanpillai, founder and CEO of Trua, an identity verification and screening company, discusses the ...

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Worried African-American senior looking at a laptop because of the risks of sharing your personal information.
October 23, 2023

Online Love, Divorce, and Romance Scams

After 40 years of marriage, a man wants to leave his wife to marry a ...

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senior man on phone possibly involved in a romance scam
June 6, 2023

Protect Yourself from QR Code Scams

While hucksters and fraudsters have been around for ages, new technology means new ways to ...

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Woman scanning a QR code at a restaurant, from Nenitorx. For article on how to protect yourself from QR code scams.
May 2, 2023

Protect Yourself from Medicare Fraud

More than 65 million people in the United States were enrolled in Medicare as of ...

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Woman working at her laptop. Anyone on Medicare is at risk of Medicare fraud and must watch out for scammers who will exploit beneficiaries’ benefits and U.S. taxpayers.