Scam Season
How to avoid the latest generation of scams this holiday season By Shaila Rana, Purdue University and Nelly Mulleneaux, Purdue University Imagine this: Two days before your family holiday party, you get a text about an online order you placed a week ago, saying the package is at your door. It comes with a photo – […]
Senior Scams
Fraudsters are here to stay — know how to protect yourself Joan Waxman, a program manager at North Shore Senior Center, was last unemployed 11 years ago. But in 2020, she received a letter about her unemployment benefits. Because it referenced the last four digits of her bank account, Waxman, 75, was concerned. “I immediately […]