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Scams & Fraud

Every day, millions of Americans lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 16.7 million people from communities across the nation lost $17 billion to identity fraud alone. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!
Scammers steal billions of dollars from unsuspecting consumers every year. The impact on victims and their families can be financially and emotionally devastating, especially for older Americans.
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Scammers steal billions of dollars from unsuspecting consumers every year. The impact on victims and their families can be financially and emotionally devastating, especially for older Americans.
Scammers steal billions of dollars from unsuspecting consumers every year. The impact on victims and their families can be financially and emotionally devastating, especially for older Americans.
Every day, millions of Americans lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 16.7 million people from communities across the nation lost $17 billion to identity fraud alone. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!
Roy, who calls Webster, NH home, has been targeted several times for “beneficiary” scams, also known as “inheritance” scams.
Karen from Barnstead loves to cook and is always on the lookout for new recipes. One day, while surfing the web for a new addition to her cookbook, a pop-up came across her screen.
Fraud has reached a crisis level in NH. In 2023 the NH Attorney General’s Office of Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit, doubled the size of their team (adding three new employees) to address this issue that is growing at an alarming rate.
Wendy used to stay at timeshares as a guest until decided to purchase her own Florida timeshare that would be her home away from her home in Pembroke, NH. It was a great deal, so she bought a legitimate timeshare for $2,000 through the resort.
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