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It’s Financial Literacy Month: Protect Yourself from Scammers

April kicks off Financial Literacy Month, which is often about managing your money and building savings. But this month, we want to talk about protecting what you have, and what you’re building, from scammers. Scammers are good at what they do. They target people of all backgrounds, ages, and income levels with sophisticated ways toContinue reading “It’s Financial Literacy Month: Protect Yourself from Scammers”

Give Yourself a Spring Digital Makeover

The weather is warming in some parts of the country, inspiring people to clean up or clear out cluttter. The one area many people overlook isn’t the corner of a room or a forgotten closet; it’s the probably the digital device on which you’re reading this article. We use our phones to shop, scroll throughContinue reading “Give Yourself a Spring Digital Makeover”

(Webinar Event) Consumer Scams Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 10am – 12pm Join Arlington County VICAP to learn: Misleading Sales Tactics & Scamming Practices Medicare Marketing Violations & Enrollment Fraud Consequences to Beneficiaries Best Practices to Protect Older Adults from Scams Register 1 of 2 Ways: Email MedicareHelp@arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-1725

(Webinar Event) Fraud: Take Steps to Protect Yourself

Date/Time: March 25, 2022 from 11am – 12pm Hosted by Virginia Hospital Center, join Arlington County VICAP and Arlington County Police Department to learn: Medicare Scams & Fraudulent Requests to Include Prescription Drug Fraud How to Prevent, Detect, and Report Fraud Top Tips, Red Flags, & Resources to Enhance the Security of Older Adults

(Webinar Event) Consumer Scams Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries

Crooks Use Fear of Missing Out to Scam Consumers

When an old high school friend popped up on Facebook Messenger recently, Sue was delighted. When the friend mentioned a $50,000 government grant she’d just received, Sue wanted in. With $18,000 in home repairs looming, why miss out when others were getting help? “The government seemed to be throwing out all sorts of stimulus funds,”Continue reading “Crooks Use Fear of Missing Out to Scam Consumers”

(Webinar Event) Fraud: Take Steps to Protect Yourself

Fraudsters Scam Grandparents by Posing as Grandchildren

Scam artists will use any leverage they can get to separate you from your money. Sadly, that includes exploiting grandparents’ love and concern for their grandchildren, giving rise to a breed of impostor fraud specifically targeting older Americans. Grandparent scams typically work something like this: The victim gets a call from someone posing as hisContinue reading “Fraudsters Scam Grandparents by Posing as Grandchildren”

Fraud by a Fiduciary Can Be Especially Costly

From 2012 to 2019, a former Belmont County, Ohio, lawyer and elected official named Mark Alan Thomas served as power of attorney for an older client, a woman with dementia living in a long-term care facility. During that period, according to a September 2021 federal indictment, Thomas used his status to convince banks, insurance companies and otherContinue reading “Fraud by a Fiduciary Can Be Especially Costly”