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  IRS, Security Summit partners warn taxpayers of new mailing scam

  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.
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  AARP Virginia Fraud Alert for July 7: Time Share Exit Scams

  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.
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  Careversations at Maggiano's

  By Brenda Barnes, JUL 5, 2023

  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.
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  Kick Off Summer by Making Local Connections

  In a new advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. warned that loneliness is far more than just a bad feeling — it is an epidemic that harms both individual and societal health. Social connection is “a fundamental human need, as essential to survival as food, water, and shelter,” he said. Researchers with Harvard’s famed Adult Development Study (ongoing since 1939) also find that relationships are key to long-term health and happiness.
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  Forum highlights value of Social Security and dispels myths

  By Jeff South, JUL 5, 2023

  The first of a nationwide series of town hall meetings was held in Richmond.
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  AARP Awards Grants to Seven Virginia Organizations as Part of its Nationwide Program to Make Communities More Livable

  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.
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  Alerta de fraude de AARP Virginia: Amenazas vinculadas a los cuestionarios en línea

  Pueden parecer una diversión inofensiva, pero la Oficina de Ética Comercial (BBB, Better Business Bureau) y las compañías de seguridad digital advierten que los delincuentes a veces usan cuestionarios para averiguar datos personales.
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  AARP Virginia Fraud Alert: Threats Behind Online Quizzes

  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.
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  Senior Day in the Park

  By Vivienne Brown, JUN 26, 2023

  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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  Help Stop Elder Financial Abuse

  As we approach World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, it’s good to remember that there are things we can do to stop elder financial exploitation.