71-year-Old Stops a Norton LifeLock-BBB Scam A 71-year-old California woman engaged with a scammer, but she was savvy enough to end the scam before it went ... [Read More] 5/24/2022 | By BBB Serving Central Virginia
Home Energy Audit Scam Is Making the Rounds Scammers have devised a new con to cheat innocent consumers of their money – this time, by offering to save ... [Read More] 5/4/2022 | By Better Business Bureau
Protecting Youth from Sextortion Schemes Do you know a teenager? They and their loved ones should know about the increase in sextortion schemes. Predators are ... [Read More] 4/25/2022 | By Annie Tobey
Beware of Technology Scams Scammers don’t care about the age of the people they scam. Sure, some older adults are more susceptible to certain ... [Read More] 2/9/2022 | By John Levan
BBB Warns of COVID-19 Test Scams The BBB serving Central Virginia warns of COVID-19 test scams: scammers sell fraudulent coronavirus tests that give inaccurate results, while ... [Read More] 1/6/2022 | By BBB Serving Central Virginia
Ask Amy: Organizations That Send Unsolicited “Gifts” Advice columnist Amy Dickinson addresses the ethics of responding to organizations that send unsolicited “gifts.” Dear Amy: Is it unethical ... [Read More] 12/28/2021 | By Amy Dickinson
5 Scam-Proof Best Practices Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance The financial experts at Kiplinger’s provide 5 scam-proof best practices for seniors. Whether you’re ... [Read More] 12/8/2021 | By Seniors Guide Staff
How to Help Your Aging Parents Avoid Scams Telemarketing scams alone are a $40 million industry, and seniors are the ones losing the most money to scammers. If ... [Read More] 1/27/2020 | By Seniors Guide Staff
Beware of People Pretending to Be From Social Security Social Security is committed to protecting your personal information. We urge you to always be cautious and to avoid providing ... [Read More] 6/21/2019 | By Seniors Guide Staff
Have You Ever Been Targeted by Senior Scammers? Ever gotten a voicemail that sounds a bit threatening and urgent from a vague agency that appears to be affiliated ... [Read More] 4/18/2019 | By Seniors Guide Staff