Don’t get caught up in survey scams

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #SurveyScams The latest craze in senior scams is surveys. Thieves want to know our opinions about products and services, and we’re happy to oblige – ... Continue Reading →

How can scams go on so long?

#Middlebury #Veterans #Scams #SurvivorBenefits VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves A grandson collected his grandmother’s survivor benefits for 30 years after her death. How, one wonders, ... Continue Reading →

DOL warns of unemployment text scams

#Middlebury #Scams #UnemploymentBenefits (Wethersfield, CT) – Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo is warning residents of text scams that include ... 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 →

COVID phone scams abound

#Middlebury #Seniors Thieves and scammers will do nearly anything to help us part with our dollars. In the latest one, as I write this, the thieves want to help me get the free COVID ... Continue Reading →

Punishment doesn’t fit the crimes

#Middlebury #Veterans One year ago, a federal grand jury indicted a Virginia woman for a whole raft of scams and fraud against veterans. Most disheartening is the fact that she was ... 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 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 →

Florida sees many VA scams

#Middlebury #Veterans What’s going on in Florida? It appears more criminals are operating there than in other areas of the country. One criminal near Tampa worked at the Department ... Continue Reading →

If Social Security calls … hang up!

#Middlebury #Seniors Thieves are continuing to target seniors where we’re most vulnerable. Most common is the Social Security scam. Annoyingly enough, I received one of these ... Continue Reading →