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Scams & Fraud
Newly elected Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield talked with the Bulletin about ways to prevent fraud — and what drives him to protect older Oregonians.
AARP is helping the Indianapolis Public Library system expand its fraud prevention programming to combat rising fraud losses among older residents. The Outsmarting Scammers series will include consumer protection presentations from the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.
An AARP Arizona volunteer teaches older residents how to be alert to prevent ever-evolving scams.
Learn how to protect against scams by requesting a talk from one of AARP Iowa’s trained Fraud Watch Network presenters.
To help North Dakotans protect themselves from scammers, AARP will host Fraudfest 2025—a series of fraud awareness events in several communities across the state.
AARP Maine has a dedicated team of Fraud Watch Network volunteers who provide free presentations to community groups about how to protect yourself against fraud.
Older adults reported losing $3.4 billion to fraud nationally in 2023, according to the most recent FBI data. Cases ranged from investment and imposter scams to fake lotteries.
Vermonters 60 and over lost nearly $5 million to fraud in 2023, according to the FBI’s most recent data. That’s up from $1.6 million in 2020.
AARP Texas is urging lawmakers to pass a range of fraud-fighting measures, including protections for consumers who use cryptocurrency ATMs. AARP wants limits on daily transactions. It says that kiosk operators should also be required to post warnings about scams and be registered in Texas.
The AARP-backed bill would require employees of financial institutions to put a hold on transactions if they suspect a person 60 or older is a victim of fraud.
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