Via the Minneapolis Star Tribune: A major package of protections for Minnesota’s elderly has cleared the Legislature and awaits Gov. Tim Walz’s signature. The House and Senate passed the final… read more →
AARP’s new weekly podcast The Perfect Scam profiles America’s biggest scam stories. Hosted by Will Johnson, former Discovery Channel podcast host/producer, and leading fraud expert and AARP Fraud Watch Network… read more →
Via the Faribault Daily News: Residents of Minnesota nursing homes and assisted living facilities or family members would be allowed to place secret cameras in their rooms to monitor their… read more →
Via WTTW Public Television: Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought cases against several Midwestern investment professionals for scamming senior clients out of millions of dollars. In… read more →
Via the Los Angeles Times: The prices of generic drugs haven’t risen since 2011—in fact, in many cases have fallen—but out out-of-pocket costs for those drugs for seniors on Medicare… read more →
PSA from the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission has a new tool for victims of identity theft. Now, people can report tax-related identity theft directly to the IRS… read more →
News from the Governor’s Office: Based on the recommendations of an independent work group convened by AARP Minnesota and a recent report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA),… read more →
A new report on consumer complaints, the Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2017, shows that people in their 20s are more likely to lose money to fraud than senior citizens. … read more →
Via the Batesville (Indiana) Herald-Tribune:’ Repairing your home is a good thing, but lost dollars on shoddy or nonexistent repairs is to be avoided! National Consumer Protection Week, March 4-10,… read more →
The National Council on Aging each year updates its list of the top ten frauds and scams that target older persons. Topping the list are health insurance and medical scams,… read more →