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Social isolation among seniors is not only linked to numerous negative health consequences like depression and cardiovascular disease, but it’s also a primary contributing factor in financial exploitation and scams. Estimated to affect one in 10 older adults and cost billions annually, the threat of elder financial fraud is...
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El aislamiento social entre las personas mayores no solo está resultando en consecuencias negativas para la salud, como la depresión y las enfermedades cardiovasculares, sino que también es un factor que contribuye a la explotación financiera y las estafas. Se estima que afecta a uno de cada 10 adultos...
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Indianapolis, INDIANA -Si Willie Sutton estuviera vivo, no andaría robando bancos “porque ahí es donde está el dinero”, ahora más bien sería un estafador. En lugar de solo $2 millones de dólares que robó a lo largo de su carrera, podría estar tomando su tajada de los casi $70...
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Indianapolis, IND — If Willie Sutton were alive, he wouldn’t be robbing banks, more likely he’d be a scam artist, siphoning off a portion of the almost $70 million that Indiana consumers alone have reportedly lost to fraud even before the COVID-19 pandemic opened up a pandora’s box of...
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BPT Charitable giving is a significant part of many people’s lives and budgets and individuals are often eager to give back and lend a helping hand to those in need. Unfortunately, not every organization seeking a donation is exactly what it claims to be. If you’re not careful, you...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Gift cards prepaid credit-card-like financial instruments are for gifts. Just ask the government. Use them, perhaps, to give your style-conscious niece who lives far away the chance to shop for something she’ll actually wear. But DON’T use a gift card to help rescue that niece, or...
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Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Whether you want to take in a baseball game or are looking ahead to your favorite summer concerts, be careful of ticket scams when you purchase online. Thanks to the internet, there are countless ways for consumers to find tickets and connect with online...
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Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau It’s easy to pretend to be someone that you’re not on the Internet or over the phone, and it can be difficult to tell who’s real and who’s faking it. Scammers depend on this confusion to trick unwitting consumers in to giving...
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Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau On Feb 13, Better Business Bureau (BBB) released a new study that reveals an estimated one million Americans have been victimized in romance scams, with losses nearing one billion over the last three years. BBB warns those who use dating websites to...
Social isolation among seniors is not only linked to numerous negative health consequences like depression and cardiovascular disease, but it’s also a primary contributing factor in financial exploitation and scams. Estimated to affect one in 10 older adults and cost billions annually, the threat of elder financial fraud is...
El aislamiento social entre las personas mayores no solo está resultando en consecuencias negativas para la salud, como la depresión y las enfermedades cardiovasculares, sino que también es un factor que contribuye a la explotación financiera y las estafas. Se estima que afecta a uno de cada 10 adultos...
Indianapolis, INDIANA -Si Willie Sutton estuviera vivo, no andaría robando bancos “porque ahí es donde está el dinero”, ahora más bien sería un estafador. En lugar de solo $2 millones de dólares que robó a lo largo de su carrera, podría estar tomando su tajada de los casi $70...
Indianapolis, IND — If Willie Sutton were alive, he wouldn’t be robbing banks, more likely he’d be a scam artist, siphoning off a portion of the almost $70 million that Indiana consumers alone have reportedly lost to fraud even before the COVID-19 pandemic opened up a pandora’s box of...
BPT Charitable giving is a significant part of many people’s lives and budgets and individuals are often eager to give back and lend a helping hand to those in need. Unfortunately, not every organization seeking a donation is exactly what it claims to be. If you’re not careful, you...
Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Gift cards prepaid credit-card-like financial instruments are for gifts. Just ask the government. Use them, perhaps, to give your style-conscious niece who lives far away the chance to shop for something she’ll actually wear. But DON’T use a gift card to help rescue that niece, or...
Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Whether you want to take in a baseball game or are looking ahead to your favorite summer concerts, be careful of ticket scams when you purchase online. Thanks to the internet, there are countless ways for consumers to find tickets and connect with online...
Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau It’s easy to pretend to be someone that you’re not on the Internet or over the phone, and it can be difficult to tell who’s real and who’s faking it. Scammers depend on this confusion to trick unwitting consumers in to giving...
Rebecca Harpster Golden Gate Better Business Bureau On Feb 13, Better Business Bureau (BBB) released a new study that reveals an estimated one million Americans have been victimized in romance scams, with losses nearing one billion over the last three years. BBB warns those who use dating websites to...