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8 Scams to Avoid as a Senior

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Real Estate Agent with KW United | Alexandria/Kingstowne

Living Trust Scams

Funeral Industry Scams

Identity Theft Scams

Health Insurance Scams - Fake company offering low premiums

Financial Advisor and Investment Scams - Fake tax shelters

Medicare Fraud - Using Medicare Number for care

Charitable Donations - Fake charities

Door to Door Solicitations - Always ask for the person knocking identification

 

 

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Comments (5)

Gloria Valvasori, Accredited Senior Agent
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE SIGNATURE SERVICE - Mississauga, ON
REAL Experience | REAL Commitment | REAL Results!

We have a lot of door to door scammers going around with the pretense of needing to check our furnaces and hot water tanks.  They prey on the elderly and they end up signing contracts in perpetuity to rent furnaces and hot water tanks...with enourmous sums to buy out the contract.  Its disgraceful...

Jan 14, 2017 07:02 PM
Diana White-Pettis
Bennett Realty Solutions - Upper Marlboro, MD
GRI, CDPE, CNE, WHC Upper Marlboro Homes for Sale

It's unfortunate that people target the seniors in this way, but knowledge is power and knowing these 8 scams to avoid will save them heartaches and money.

Jan 14, 2017 07:13 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Reshawna, great list, and sure hope seniors are dialed into your blog post so to avoid scammers!

Jan 14, 2017 08:17 PM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Well, this is a good list to start with.  Nowdays there is a new one every day.

Jan 14, 2017 09:45 PM
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Thanks for sharing... unfortunately, the older people are often the prime targets for real estate and financial scams. 

Aug 30, 2017 10:22 PM