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SEP 8, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making it even easier for criminals to steal people’s money, and American’s anxiety is rising. Concern is especially high around financial services, where scammers can use deepfake technology — AI-generated audio and video — to impersonate people and hack into bank accounts.
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AARP speakers are available on a wide range of topics including Social Security, fraud prevention and more.
SEP 5, 2025
Keeping up with the latest scams and all the red flags that warn us of each one is exhausting. Scams constantly evolve, and each comes with its own red flags to remember. But some warning signs apply to a wide range of scams, and recognizing them can help you to react safely.
Savings Possible Thanks to the Prescription Drug Law Championed by AARP
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second most common type of progressive dementia. Explore LBD symptoms and helpful strategies for managing LBD.
AARP Fraud Watch Network™ offers free emotional support sessions for people affected by fraud.
SNAP is not just for households with children. It’s a federal program that offers assistance to adults of any age having a difficult time affording the food they need to maintain healthy lives. In Virginia, AARP is working to reach older people who may be eligible for these benefits and direct them to call 2-1-1 to sign up.
AARP Virginia to offer free webinar “Social Security: Understanding Your Benefits” covering how to secure your benefits and implications of claiming decisions.
More than 700,000 Virginians worry every day about where their next meal is coming from.
Olympic athletes aren't the only ones after gold this summer. Criminal scammers are increasingly trying to steal your savings through gold bar schemes.
Rhon Williams remembers the day his father Jim called him last year and said, “I think I messed up. I lost $25,000.”
One area where AI scams are particularly dangerous is celebrity impostor scams.
With hurricane and wildfire season in full swing, it’s important to remind ourselves that when the clouds roll out and the smoke clears, criminal scammers tend to move in.
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