Scams & Fraud

El verano ha llegado, y con él llegan también los vendedores de puerta a puerta. Pero ten cuidado porque lo que venden no siempre es legítimo.

With today’s tight real estate market there is often pressure to act quickly when you find that perfect place. Scammers know this and are waiting to pounce.

Every two seconds, someone’s identity is stolen. But this summer, hundreds of vigilant Utahns took a stand against fraud by shredding their sensitive documents at our events.

Earlier this year AARP joined White House officials and industry leaders in a meeting aimed at helping the federal government fight back against the use of artificial intelligence–enabled voice cloning to commit fraud. A virtual White House conference followed in June, with AARP again at the table. With fraud already at an epidemic level, the addition of AI powered scams is alarming, which is why AARP is focused on advocating for a strong legislative response to this threat.

AARP steps up to protect consumers against scammers by working with industry leaders and the White House.

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.

Tips to watch for summer door-to-door sales scams

Join AARP California, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation, and guest speakers throughout the month of August for Scam Chat Wednesdays - weekly virtual presentations that cover the latest scams and offer guidance on keeping your personal and financial information secure and protected. 

AARP Arkansas is teaming up with AARP Wisconsin are teaming up to host a series of FREE webinars about fraud in the heartland called Slam the Scam.

Summer is officially here, which means door-to-door sales crews are too. But buyer beware because what they’re selling isn’t always legit.