Fraud Alert: The Newest Scams Using The IRS, Census And Social Security
February 26, 2020
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know it’s both tax prep season and the start of the upcoming 2020 US census. Given that both of these activities involve you handing over personal data to 3rd parties, it’s also a perfect opportunity for scammers to fraudulently take advantage of…
A Run For Your Money: Are You Ripe For Financial Exploitation Or Fraud?
December 11, 2019
In this season of giving, it’s probably no surprise that older adults are even more vulnerable than usual to giving away (or being scammed out of) their hard-earned money- and not just because they’re generous gift-givers. As Dr. Kathleen Wilber, Director of the Secure Old Age Lab at the University…