AARP Ohio works local leaders and residents to help ensure that communities statewide are livable for people of all ages. Toward achieving that goal, AARP provides tools and resources to use to help make your community age-friendly.
That is according to Gillette Police Detective Alan Stuber, who made that comment during AARP Wyoming’s Legislative Preview Webinar for Wyoming Legislators held Tuesday.
AARP Nebraska is pleased to announce Senator Robert Dover of Norfolk (District 19) as the inaugural recipient of its Community Fraud Fighter Award. This AARP award represents a select, bi-partisan group of elected officials, law enforcement, and other partners across the country who have fought in various ways to prevent fraud.
AARP Colorado’s staff and volunteer-led advocacy team scored more than a dozen public policy victories for the 50-plus during the 2024 Colorado General Assembly.
When AARP member Karla Koehl received an email regarding the start of a Lehigh Valley Speaker’s Bureau more than two years ago, she decided to check it out. After listening to the presentation by Kellie VonStein, Associate State Director of Community Outreach in Lehigh Valley, Karla was sold on the idea of volunteering and signed up for the Speaker’s Bureau.
Melinda Dunn of Sugar Land is battling a cancer that has spread from her lungs into her spine. Right now, private insurance is covering her treatment, but she fears that changes in federal health laws could limit her coverage.
Last year the Federal Trade Commission recorded $10 Billion in reported fraud from U.S. consumers. Because fraud is underreported, we know that actual losses are much higher.
Criminals love to impersonate big businesses and the bigger the better. One of the largest targets of impostor scams last year was Amazon. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 44,000 reports about scammers using Amazon's name were filed last year, with $19 million reported lost. Here are two of the latest versions of an Amazon impostor scam to be on the lookout for.