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
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(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
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
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
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) 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
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”
(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
If You Donate to Relief Efforts for Ukrainians, Give Wisely
If you want to donate to relief efforts for Ukrainians, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have some advice about how to make sure you choose a legitimate and effective charity. The BBB warns that scammers will likely create fake donation websites and make fraudulent pleas for money to supposedly help the peopleContinue reading “If You Donate to Relief Efforts for Ukrainians, Give Wisely”
The Virginia SMP 