Single, older men are catching the eye of female scam artists – not for love and companionship, but for their cash. These women go after men who are vulnerable and lonely in hopes of stroking their ego. These men are losing thousands of dollars from a growing ploy investigators are calling the "sweetheart scam." This scam . . . → Read More: Sweetheart Scam Targets Older Men
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Most people try not to think about funerals – either for themselves or loved ones. The process can be painful and many just want it to be over as quickly as possible. This can allow scam artists and fraudulent business to take advantage of people in their fragile state. Many people decide to prearrange their funeral . . . → Read More: Funeral Scams Are Dying to Rip You Off The InventHelp Scam Watch team is warning senior citizens about the "Grandparent Scam" that has been targeting the elderly across the country. This scam involves a caller pretending to be a grandchild in desperate need of emergency money. The caller generally says something like "Hi, grandma," or "Hey, it’s your favorite grandson." The scammer’s goal is . . . → Read More: Con Artists Pose as Distressed Grandchildren to Scam Elderly According to authorities, an Armenian-American gang used phantom clinics and bogus patients to scam Medicare out of $163 million. Authorities arrested more than 70 gangsters and their associates around the country from New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta. Federal Authorities also arrested the European leader of the crime ring, Armen Kazrian. These arrests ended the . . . → Read More: Medicare Scammed by Armenian-American Gang Summer is prime time for door-to-door scam artists to be on the move. "Gypsies" and "travelers" are targeting senior citizens in a scam where they pose as manual laborers offering work. These scammers are highly organized as they work in teams and travel across the country. They come off as friendly and pleasant although they believe . . . → Read More: Don’t Answer When this "Gypsy" Scam Knocks Meals on Wheels workers are sending out an alert about fraudulent calls that have been targeting the elderly and the needy. Tina Woods, executive director of the Dietert Senior Center, says that several Meals on Wheels clients have been contacted by suspicious callers. The scam artists demand money or donations by check or credit card to . . . → Read More: Meals on Wheels Scam Targets Elderly Thieves are preying on senior citizens with fake $250 Medicare rebates that are said to be sent out soon. Medicare is sending out its own set of rebates with no strings attached, and scammers are counting on the fact that this would cause confusion. The scam artists are manipulating seniors into thinking they are receiving money . . . → Read More: Beware Senior Medicare Scams |
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