Tips to Avoid an Amazon Imposter Scam Don’t be scammed by an Amazon imposter! Instead, use these tips to spot pretenders who want to cheat you out ... [Read More] 11/9/2022 | By Annie Tobey
Two Scam Warnings, Including a New Payment Scam An “Ask Amy” reader shares her tale of almost being scammed, and a national bank warns customers about a trending ... [Read More] 9/26/2022 | By Amy Dickinson
Fighting Senior Fraud Before It Happens A new federal task force, the Senior Scam Prevention Advisory Group, has been tasked with training workers in retail and ... [Read More] 7/13/2022 | By Susan J. Wells
Scam Prevention Quiz: How Scam Savvy Are You? Are you prepared to resist a scam? Take our Scam Savvy Quiz to see how savvy you are … or ... [Read More] 6/16/2022 | By Annie Tobey
71-year-Old Stops a Norton LifeLock-BBB Scam A 71-year-old California woman engaged with a scammer, but she was savvy enough to end the scam before it went ... [Read More] 5/24/2022 | By BBB Serving Central Virginia
Home Energy Audit Scam Is Making the Rounds Scammers have devised a new con to cheat innocent consumers of their money – this time, by offering to save ... [Read More] 5/4/2022 | By Better Business Bureau
Protecting Youth from Sextortion Schemes Do you know a teenager? They and their loved ones should know about the increase in sextortion schemes. Predators are ... [Read More] 4/25/2022 | By Annie Tobey
Beware of Technology Scams Scammers don’t care about the age of the people they scam. Sure, some older adults are more susceptible to certain ... [Read More] 2/9/2022 | By John Levan
BBB Warns of COVID-19 Test Scams The BBB serving Central Virginia warns of COVID-19 test scams: scammers sell fraudulent coronavirus tests that give inaccurate results, while ... [Read More] 1/6/2022 | By BBB Serving Central Virginia
5 Scam-Proof Best Practices Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance The financial experts at Kiplinger’s provide 5 scam-proof best practices for seniors. Whether you’re ... [Read More] 12/8/2021 | By Seniors Guide Staff