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APR 21, 2025
Real people. Real scams. From fake agents to stolen life savings, these powerful stories reveal how anyone can be targeted—and how to fight back.
We're fighting every day to make aging easier. Your voice matters, and we help make sure that our elected officials in the Commonwealth hear it.
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AARP speakers are available on a wide range of topics including Social Security, fraud prevention and more.
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.
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers today to be on the lookout for a new scam mailing that tries to mislead people into believing they are owed a refund.
It’s the Summer holiday season and many of us are out looking for vacation homes, but not everyone is in a buying mood. Across the country thousands of people are looking to get rid of a time share property, a process that can be difficult. Enter criminal scammers who set up slick looking, but fraudulent businesses that promise to help desperate families for a fee.
One in five Americans is a family caregiver and over half live in multigenerational households, according to a 2021 AARP Home and Community survey. The need for family caregivers is likely to increase because of two conflicting factors: More than 70 percent of seniors will need some type of long-term care, yet 90 percent of adults over 65 want to remain in their own homes and age in place.
The Richmond event kicked off a nationwide series of town hall meetings on Social Security.
The first of a nationwide series of town hall meetings was held in Richmond.
AARP Virginia is hosting an event for grandparents and their grandkids at the Virginia Museum of Transportation on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The grant program is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become great places to live for people of all ages, especially those age 50 and older.
They may seem like harmless fun, but the Better Business Bureau and digital-security companies warn that criminals sometimes use quizzes to pry loose personal data.
The 50th annual Senior Day in the Park, held recently at Foresthill Park in South Richmond, brought together hundreds of seniors from throughout the city to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.
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