Scams & Fraud

By Mac McLean

"Fake news" and "alternative facts" have gotten a lot of attention lately. They show how prevalent news hoaxes have become in today's media landscape - and how dangerous it can be to rely on bogus information.

AARP Oregon is in your community. Our organization is more than just discounts and lobbying for older Americans. But, we realize that not everyone knows what we’re working on across the state, Eugene and Springfield. To allow the community a chance to get to know us better, AARP is coordinating a “community blitz,” in Eugene/Springfield on March 1-3, 2017.

Veterans Day is a good time to remind our friends and family who served their country in the military that veterans are a special target for some kinds of frauds and cons warns AARP Oregon.

Between the ages of 16 and 21, he successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, a doctor and cashed millions in fraudulent checks. In case you didn’t read the best-selling book… spoiler alert…he got caught and his exploits were depicted in the movie Catch Me If You Can starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

What's AARP doing in your community? We are celebrating PRIDE, doing Tek workshops, doing "Neighborwalks," fighting fraud and supporting family caregivers! We have dozens of events scheduled in the next few months. Check out the event listing attached here - and register for the ones that may be of interest. We look forward to connecting with you!

Nobody expects to fall for a scam and yet day after day, Con Artists manage to steal our hard-earned money.

By Alan Edwards, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist

By Jon Bartholomew, AARP Government Relations Director

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of blogs by our AARP Oregon staff so you can get to know us and our priorities better! We'd love your feedback and you will find an email address at the bottom of the blog.