OIG nails scammers

#Middlebury #Veterans #OIG VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has saved us a potential $1.8 billion. When it comes to nailing ... Continue Reading →

Avoid post-Prime Day scammers

#Middlebury #PrimeDay #Phishing CROMWELL, CT — Prime Day may be over, but the Better Business Bureau warns scammers aren’t calling it quits yet. Con artists have been known to send ... Continue Reading →

How to defend against the newest scams

#Middlebury #Seniors They’re getting better at what they do, more sophisticated and slick … scammers, that is. They’ve had lots of practice, and many are truly skilled, ... Continue Reading →

As temps drop, scams heat up

#Middlebury #Eversource #BBB #Scammers With winter months and the holidays right around the corner, Eversource and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) are teaming up to urge New Englanders ... Continue Reading →

Just hang up!

#Middlebury #Seniors It’s time for us to be rude on the phone. There, I’ve said it. “Seniors are often targeted because they tend to be trusting and polite.” So says ... Continue Reading →

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 →