MAY 15, 25 ( 1 / 2 ).. SENIOR FRAUD..
Over and Over and Over and Over Yet Again I continue to repeat this fact:
YOU, each and every single one of YOU are responsible for my being able to continue to publish Posts here on dotnet.
YOU send me comments, photos, and countless ideas that I am able to put together into Posts here on dotnet.
Here is what is so special. YOU yourself don’t always know YOU are helping me.
Below is an example.
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Gullible leaves us the below, extremely brief, very concise comment about yesterday’s Post.
“..insufficient funds.” A scam is about to happen.
Then NATIONAL TODAY arrives with one of their Holidays, today MAY the 15th, about Senior Fraud.
Voila! This Post occurs. And actually I did nothing except to put some pieces together that may, just possibly, help or assist one of you in some small way.
National Senior Fraud Awareness Day is observed on May 15 every year.
Its objective is to raise awareness of fraudulent schemes older adults often fall prey to, as they lose approximately $36.5 billion annually due to financial fraud.
Due to this alarming statistic, the U.S. Congress declared the establishment of National Senior Fraud Awareness Day to promote awareness about and improvement of methods to ensure the safety of elderly U.S. residents. National Senior Fraud Awareness Day was established in 2018 and has remained an annual occurrence.
Financial fraud is several millennia old. The first ever record of it was as far back as 300 B.C. when Greek merchant Hegestratos took out an insurance policy termed ‘bottomry,’ wherein he borrowed the money and vowed to return it with interest. The repayment was due at the delivery of the cargo he had insured. However, Hegestratos planned to sink an empty boat, keep the loan, and sell the goods without the lender finding out. His plan ultimately failed; he drowned trying to escape with his crew and passengers.
Today, senior American citizens are often most vulnerable to financial fraud, and many elderly individuals fall prey to a few common types of scams. Sometimes, they are defrauded by scammers pretending to be government agents who convince them to disclose personal details like their Social Security numbers. Other times, see Gullible’s comment above (“..insufficient funds.” A scam is about to happen.) Scammers send these older adults text messages claiming a problem with their account, be it their credit card, bank account, or something else, and have them voluntarily fill in their login details.
Financial fraud is when ‘someone deprives you of your money or capital, or otherwise harms your financial health through deceptive, misleading, or other illegal practices.’
Annually, about one in 10 American adults is a victim of fraud.
Financial fraud is a crime.
Approximately 1.3 million children get their identities stolen each year.
The type of scam that costs victims the most money is investment fraud.
The most common scams involve scammers pretending to be someone else.
Yes Oh Yes there is more. To read the entire article you may click onto the below NAIONAL TODAY website link.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-senior-fraud-awareness-day/
So Please Be Aware, Each and Every Single One Of You Who Follow Us.
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Now below is my answer to Gullible’s comment: “..insufficient funds.” A scam is about to happen.
Yes indeed Gullible you could be correct. The first thing is you never, NEVER EVER, click onto any unknown links. You never call any phone numbers shown in any text you are not familiar with. In this case the text originated from my own smart phone provider and there were NO suspicious links. I then immediately initiated a call to their official phone number, one I have been using for over ten years, one I know is proven and reliable. Yes it took just under one full hour to get corrected but it was NO scam. Thanks for your comment. Cap and Patti
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Cap and Patti
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