Staying Ahead of the Con Artists

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The number of scam artists trying to con you via your phone or over the internet is increasing. They pose as IRS agents, anti-virus tech support, jury duty managers, bank/credit card verifiers and more.

Think you can spot a fraudsters? Most of us think we can, yet more people are getting scammed every day.

AARP has a special web page devoted to keeping you up-to-date on the latst scams.. You can check it out at https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/

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