Consumer Alerts / Information

Below are helpful consumer alerts to help you "outthink a thief":  
Auto Repair Fraud (PDF) Posted Sept. 4, 2019
Avoid Door-to-Door Scams (PDF) Posted May 13, 2016
Avoid Romance Scams (PDF) Posted Jan. 22, 2016
Avoid Scams in 2020 (PDF) Posted Jan. 8, 2020
Avoid Tax Refund Theft (PDF) Posted May 13, 2016
Avoid Unclaimed Money Scams (PDF) Posted Oct. 7, 2019
Bogus Charities (PDF) Posted Dec. 10, 2018
Census (PDF) Posted March 2, 2020
Computer Support (PDF) Posted April 2, 2019
COVID-19 Common Scams (PDF) Posted May 14, 2020
COVID-19 Unemployment and job scams (PDF) Posted June 4, 2020
Credit Cards-What's up with computer chip credit cards? (PDF) Posted Sept. 17, 2015
Data Breach-Equifax (PDF) Posted Oct. 3, 2017
​Data Breaches & Identity Theft (PDF) Posted Aug. 12, 2019
Debt Collector (PDF) Posted Feb. 21, 2019
Door-to-Door Scams (PDF) Posted June 4, 2019
ElderWatch presentations (AARP Foundation) (PDF) Posted Jan. 8, 2020
Emergency Scams (PDF) Posted Aug. 1, 2017
​​Filter Out Unwanted Calls (PDF) Posted Dec. 23, 2015
Financial Situations-AARP Elder Watch Assistance (PDF) Posted June 4, 2020
Fraud Alerts and Credit Freeze (PDF) Posted March 21, 2017
Give Wisely (PDF) Posted Dec. 9, 2019
Good News and Bad News on Phone Extortion (PDF) ​Posted Jan. 24, 2017
​​Grandparent Scam (PDF) ​Posted Dec. 16, 2015
Grant-free money? (PDF) Posted Aug. 5, 2016
Hiring a Contractor (PDF) Posted July 2, 2019
Holiday Scams (PDF) Posted Nov. 2, 2018
Home Projects (PDF) Posted June 4, 2020
Identity Theft Protection Steps (PDF) Posted Sept. 5, 2018
IRS Scam - NEW (PDF)
 Posted Feb. 23, 2018
Medicare Card (PDF) Posted March 2, 2018
Medicare Fraud (PDF) ​Posted Aug. 31, 2017
One Ring Callers (PDF) Posted July 15, 2019
Romance Scam (PDF)
 ​Posted Feb. 23, 2018
Roofing Scams (PDF) or Estafas de techos (PDF) ​Posted June 21, 2017
​Safe Online Shopping Tips (PDF) ​Posted Nov. 14, 2016
"Say Yes" Phone Calls (PDF) Posted May 8, 2017
Scam Free (PDF) Posted Jan. 11, 2019
Scams at Home (PDF) Posted April 1, 2020
Social Security is NOT calling (PDF) Posted Oct. 4, 2018
Tax Scams (PDF) Posted March 5, 2019
​​Threatening Elder Scams (PDF) ​Posted Feb. 25, 2016