AARP Bulletin: 3 Ways to Help a Loved One Who Has Been Scammed

Ease their burden by offering compassion and assisting with financial and emotional recovery

By Sari Harrar, AARP

Christine Coady’s mother-in-law was terrified when she got the call that her grandson had been in a car crash that injured an undercover police officer. She quickly mailed envelopes filled with cash and sent more money via wire transfers for what she was told was bail, hospital bills, even a wheelchair ramp for the cop’s house. Sadly, it was a scam that ended up costing her $90,000.

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