Like many of us, older adults are often targeted by con artists. Many victims don’t ask for help until it is too late! Help your friends, family, clients, or patients avoid fraud by knowing the signs of current or impending fraud.

Warning signs that fraud may occur

• Frequent junk mail and spam calls. Incoming junk mail (illegitimate sweepstakes offers, etc.) or receiving frequent calls from people offering valuable rewards or asking for charitable donations are signs that fraud could easily occur or may have already occurred.

• Unfamiliar payments are being made. Checks written or payments made to unfamiliar or out-of-state companies should be a red flag.

• Acting secretively about phone calls or messages. When someone hides or acts secretively about phone calls and messages, it could

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