Guardians stole from helpless veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans Most of the time, a scammer of veterans will be given a prison sentence that is less than satisfactory to those of us who are following the story. A few years ... Continue Reading →

More and more scams aim at seniors

#Middlebury #Seniors Most scams keep repeating year after year. After all, the scammers are making big money doing those Nigerian grandson/auto-warranty scams, so why would they drop ... Continue Reading →

Watch out for online shopping scams on Prime Day

#Middlebury #PrimeDayScams CROMWELL, Conn.— The Better Business Bureau said this year Amazon isn’t the only retailer rolling out discounts for Prime Day (June 21-22, 2021). Walmart, ... Continue Reading →

Scammers try new ways to trick you

#Middlebury #Seniors How many phone calls did you receive today? Of those, how many were scam calls? So far today I’ve received eight. This is nothing new, but the tricks that ... Continue Reading →

Watch out for these two new scams

#Middlebury #Seniors They never stop. Scammers are continually busy, and so must we be to stay one step ahead of them. Here are two more scams they’re trying to foist on us. If ... Continue Reading →

Online scammers eye holiday shoppers

#Middlebury #Seniors Holiday shopping online is one of our annual rituals, at least for a portion of the gifts we want to buy, but with COVID making in-person shopping too risky, a ... Continue Reading →

Scammers’ tricks are no treat

#Middlebury #Seniors They never give up. Scammers are still taking every opportunity to steal our identity and separate us from our money, and the list keeps growing. Here are a few ... Continue Reading →

Beware of coronavirus scammers

#Middlebury #Seniors Scammers have come up with even more ways to defraud us, this time using the coronavirus. Some pretend to be contact tracers but ask for more than health information. Contact ... Continue Reading →

Scammers want your DNA … and Medicare number

#Middlebury #Seniors Scammers will exploit every possible opportunity to commit fraud against seniors. This time they’re going after our DNA. The newest fraud involves billing ... Continue Reading →

Senior Scamming 101

#Middlebury #Seniors One in 18 seniors will become the victim of scammers this year, and those thieves will steal $3 billion from us. Others say these figures are too low because many ... Continue Reading →