The April 2020 AARP Bulletin in your mailbox this week, has a 10-page article about the international scams industry, how they target seniors, how scams are created and carried out.
Click here if you already threw it out and want to read it online.

Highlights:

• “All the victims, to a person, think they are stupid. And all the perpetrators, to a person, think they are really smart … But this is never a story of dumb versus smart. This is always a story of a trusting person, and a person who is willing to violate that trust.” Nick Chase
• “For $600, would-be criminals can take an online course in identity theft.” Amy Nofziger, Director of AARP Fraud Watch Network
• Six Scams to watch out for in 2020 o JobScamso Census Scams
  o ElectionScams o MedicareFraud o Phishing Scams o COVID-19Scams
• How robocalls work

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