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Scams & Fraud
It’s better late than never to prepare for retirement.
Fake checks are featured in many types of scams, from phony prize winnings to fake jobs. And scammers are good at making phony checks look legitimate.
Starting next April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will begin issuing Medicare cards that do not display Social Security numbers. New beneficiaries will get the modernized cards first, and then new cards will be issued to existing beneficiaries.
Every day, millions of Americans lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 13.1 million Americans were victims of identity theft. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!
The AARP state office is teaming up with the Bank of New Hampshire to help prevent identity theft and fraud. Bank branches in six cities and towns will host free shredding events, giving residents of all ages an opportunity to safely dispose of up to three bags or boxes of documents containing personal information.
You’re invited to an open house and fraud prevention demonstration in Keene! It’s all on Friday, March 17 at the People’s United Bank, 122 West Street, between the hours of 11:00 and 1:00.
With Americans losing tens of billions of dollars annually to investment fraud schemes, what mindsets and behaviors are common among those who fall victim?
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This Consumer Alert from Attorney General Joseph A. Foster is reproduced with permission.
Every day, millions of Americans lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 12.6 Americans were victims of identity theft. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!
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