We all have heard pitches offering us easy money, trips or automobiles. These days, it’s phone calls about car warranties and insurance quotes. All we have to do is hand over some personal information, often credit card or bank account numbers, and the prizes are on their way to you.
It would be nice to think none of us is gullible enough to fall for such tricks, but a surprising number of people do fall victim. It was schemes — or scams — such as these that were the topic of the recent AARP workshop featuring the Fraud Watch Network.
Jamestown’s AARP Livable Communities Committee offered the workshop, and two more scheduled in the future, via Zoom or in person in the Civic Center.
The AARP Livable Communites Logo. Livable Communites are places were people of all ages can live healthy lives in safe, walkable environments.
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