Scams & Fraud

Concord Television's Senior Speak NH December 2024 edition, hosted by AARP NH volunteer Dan Wise, features AARP Fraud Fighter Marc Boyd with tips on spotting and stopping scams.

Dealing with Artificial Intelligence (AI) — especially involving scams — is a huge challenge for all of us. While I have been fascinated by AI, it is the ongoing changing algorithms that are hard to follow.

New AARP Report Highlights Steady Increase in Consumer Fraud Year-Over-Year

In early May, Susan noticed some unusual small charges from “Apple” on her Capital One credit card. Concerned, she called the number on the back of her card to dispute these charges, confident this was the best and safest step to protect her account. However, this call led her directly into the hands of scammers, who were somehow able to intercept what she believed was a trusted customer service line.

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With the holidays upon us, online shopping ramps up and so do the tactics scammers use to steal your hard-earned money! 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.

AARP Offers Tips and Resources to Help

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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.