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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 15:22:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 10:40:06 GMT -5
Good to know. The elderly are constantly targeted by scam artists and that's why it's important for people to become advocates for their older family members and get involved in their financial and home activities. There's no shortage of scam artists trying to slam them into deals over the phone or hit them with home improvement ripoffs.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 10:47:32 GMT -5
I'm almost to the point where we are going to have to start going through my MIL's mail and throwing out the scam charity letters. She wrote a check to one scam veterans charity and now she's getting bombarded by others. I guess once your name is on the list the scammers share it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 11:01:30 GMT -5
I have distant family member who's elderly mother fell into an online relationship to a scammer, Lord knows where scammer is located, and so far has sent checks totally tens of thousands of dollars. Calls her "mother". The family is beside themselves. Scammer has mom believing the family is against her. Heart Breaking.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2018 12:58:40 GMT -5
My buddy's mother got involved in one of those cult churches and they took her for 10's of thousands of $$$. He tried everything he could do to stop it but to no avail.
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Post by Bartman on Dec 2, 2018 17:56:06 GMT -5
If someone doesn't know what Junk Mail is by now, both Snail Mail & Internet I have No Sympathy. Besides, the minute anyone asks Me for Money, I'm Done.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 12:55:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 16:51:49 GMT -5
There was one going around here, door to door, where people were posing to be from the power company and offering free home energy inspections. They were just casing people's houses.
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