AARP Utah

Free public Wi-Fi, available at places like airports and coffee shops, are convenient, but can be risky.

Tax season is over, and AARP Tax-Aide in Utah did another outstanding job helping low-to-moderate income taxpayers in the state file their taxes at no charge and on time! This year, over 6700 returns were completed at 32 sites around the state by 106 volunteer preparers.

from Kristen Keckeisen of the AARP Fraud Watch Network

It's the season of giving but con artists are taking--here are some tips from the AARP Fraud Watch Network on how to protect yourself from holiday scams:

In the first of its kind in the nation, an AARP Smart Driver course was taught to deaf students at the Sanderson Center in Taylorsville, Utah on Monday, November 14. The Center reached out to AARP and requested that a class be taught there as a way to give older, deaf drivers a chance to refresh their driving skills.

by Kristen Keckheisen, AARP Fraud Watch Network

Are you a member of the AARP Fraud Watch Network yet? If so, you should have already heard about this scam. Don't fall for it! If you want to become a member of the Network, just click here and enroll. There's no cost, and you don't need to be an AARP member to join--it's open to people of all ages. Being an AARP Fraud Watch Network member means you'll hear about scams in your area as well as be able to report them so that your friends and neighbors hear about them too. We want to help stop fraud before it happens. How it Works:

AARP Launches NEW Must-Read Special Edition

AARP Utah is very proud to announce that our State Director, Alan Ormsby, was named one of the “Enlightened 50” (E-50) by Utah Foundation. As explained by the Foundation, each year they recognize fifty individuals who are making a measureable – but often unsung - difference in the lives of Utahns through innovation, collaboration and commitment to the common good.

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