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Scams & Fraud

In April, AARP Virginia is hosting a series of fraud prevention events to help older residents protect themselves against scams.
While scams take many forms, scammers may seek payment through a few hard-to-trace methods with few or no protections, including gold bars.
Winter is still here and many of us would do just about anything to find some warm weather. Enter the cruise scam.
It’s National Consumer Protection Week—and while AARP is focused on protecting consumers year-round—this is a good time to highlight some key consumer protection tips.
AARP Virginia has speakers available to provide free presentations on a wide range of subjects to groups of 15 people or more.
Trained AARP volunteer fraud fighters are helping victims and their families understand what happened, report the crime, and plan next steps to put their lives back together.
Beware of fake gift card balance-checking sites designed to steal both your post-holiday joy and your money.
In recent years, cryptocurrency scams have surged, with billions stolen annually. One of the biggest drivers of this trend? Romance scams.
Romance scams are at all-time high.
If we really want to keep ourselves - and our money - safe from fraud, we must all come to terms with one thing: our personal information is likely already out there.
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