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Holiday scammers are upping their game this year, according to experts at the AARP FraudWatch Network. Bad actors bombard people with emails, text messages and ads on social media that could infect your device and steal your personal information if you click on the link. Liz Buser, senior adviser for...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Si recibe un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica de PG&E, lo mejor que puede hacer, según la compañía eléctrica, es colgar inmediatamente o borrar el correo electrónico, porque lo más probable es que se trate de una estafa más. Desde que PG&E empezó...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services If you get an email or phone call from PG&E, the power company says, the best thing to do is to quickly hang up or delete it, because it’s most likely a robbery attempt. At a Nov. 8 roundtable discussion with ethnic media, PG&E’s...
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Es posible que haya oído hablar de adultos mayores engañados que envían dinero a alguien que creen que es un nieto u otro familiar en problemas y se inclinó a pensar: “¿Cómo podría alguien caer en eso?”. Pero la verdad es que la tecnología avanzada actual hace que sea...
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You may have heard about older adults being tricked into sending money to someone they think is a grandchild or other relative in trouble and thought to yourself, “How could anyone fall for that?” But the truth is, today’s advanced technology makes it easier than ever for scammers to...
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Family Features Since 1965, Medicare has provided health care coverage to millions of Americans. More than 65 million people in the United States were enrolled in Medicare as of February 2023, with more people becoming eligible and enrolling each year. Anyone on Medicare is at risk of Medicare-related fraud,...
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Con la temporada de compras navideñas en pleno apogeo, los estafadores están trabajando duro. Por eso, los expertos dan algunos consejos para comprar de forma más inteligente. según AARP Fraudwatch, las estafas más comunes en estos días son las compras por Internet, las tarjetas de regalo vacías y las...
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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, scammers are hard at work, so the experts have some tips on how to shop smarter. The most common types of scams these days are online shopping scams, empty gift cards and package delivery scams, according to AARP FraudWatch. Kathy Stokes,...
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As holiday shopping kicks into high gear, security experts are offering tips for avoiding efforts by scammers to separate people from their hard-earned money. Carl Murphy, director of risk management for Colorado Credit Union, pointed to one increasingly common phishing scam, where fraudsters pose as a delivery representative from...