Protect Yourself

We all need to be alert, to protect our assets and ourselves from those seeking to take advatage. According to the FBI, telemarketing scams alone account for more than $50 BILLION of ill-gotten gains each year. Problems can also arise at home, through the mail, on the street. Older adults are disproportionately the targets.

• Better Snoopy than Sorry
  (Links to our H.E.L.P. Is Here magazine)
• Watch out for IRS-related scams
• Clean Your Mailbox (Stop Junk Mail)
  (Links to our H.E.L.P. Is Here magazine)
• Is that Contractor on the Level?
• Update on Annuity Sales to Seniors
• Identity Theft
• Protecting Seniors in Sales of Annuities
• Annuities and Older Adults
• Ask First!
• Cramming is Top Scam
• Cutting Down on Junk Mail, Junk Calls
• FTC Restricts Telemarketers
• Protect Yourself from Planning - Investment Trickery

For more on elder abuse, go to the KEEP-SAFE Coalition website.