Scams & Fraud

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. 

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.

Julie volunteers with the AARP Fraud Watch Network in Maine to help raise awareness about scams and fraud.

Learn how to spot and avoid scams with three upcoming classes in Oklahoma City.

Looking to keep your identify safe? AARP Idaho is offering a free opportunity to shred personal documents — and possibly keep scammers at bay.

As fraud and identity theft continues to ensnare older Oregonians, local, state and federal law enforcement officials — as well as nonprofit organizations such as AARP — are engaged in a wide-ranging effort to prevent it. AARP’s efforts will include two free events to highlight the latest fraud battles.

Platkin is working with AARP New Jersey to raise awareness about scams. The Bulletin spoke with him in April about how his office is fighting fraud and what you need to know to protect yourself.

AARP ND wants to help you live your best life with a chance to win $100, $250 or $500 in our sweepstakes.

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:

Scammers and fraudsters are getting more and more creative. But creativity has a hard time standing up to the power of industrial strength paper shredders. Shred the scammers one document at a time at AARP Indiana’s summer Shred Day at New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1545 Waite Street, Gary on July 13th!