Scam, Fraud Alerts - Protect Your Digital Identity

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His family shares his story</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="singleImageHeadline parbase section"> <div class="aarpe-single-image-headline aarpe-single-image-headline-container"> <div class="sih"> <div class="placeholder"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2024/shark-tank-gummies.html' target="_self" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="lazy-container" style="margin-bottom:57%;"> <img data-g="57" data-image data-original-ratio=".5746" alt="photos of investors from shark tank interspersed with generic products" data-original-src='https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarp/money/scams_fraud/2024/02/1140-shark-tank-fraud.jpg' class="lazyload"/> <noscript><img data-g="57" alt="photos of investors from shark tank interspersed with generic products" src='https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarp/money/scams_fraud/2024/02/1140-shark-tank-fraud.jpg'/></noscript> </span> </a> </div> <div class="categoryHeader"> </div> <div class="caption"> <h2 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class="lazyload sharp-o-container sharp-u-cover-image sharp-u-cover-image@tablet sharp-u-cover-image@desktop sharp-u-cover-image@mobile sharp-o-container--full-width sharp-c-background--center" data-image-background> <div class="sharp-o-container__body sharp-c-background-content"> <div id="frc"> <div class="textimage parbase"> <div class="aarpe-text-image text-image-overlay">      <h3 style="text-align: center;">FRAUD RESOURCE CENTER</h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><i>Learn how to spot and avoid the common scams listed below</i></p> <p> </p>    </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="columns parbase section"> <div class="aarpe-column-control clearfix"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3"> <div class="linkListPromo section"> <div class="aarpe-link-list-promo"> <div class="link-list-container"> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/apartment-rental-ads.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS1'>Apartment Rental Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/business-email-compromise.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS2'>Business Email Compromise</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2024/car-buying.html'>Car Buying Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/car-warranty.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS3'>Car Warranty Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/fake-celebrity.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS5'>Celebrity Impostor Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/charity.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS7'>Charity Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/credit-repair.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS10'>Credit Repair Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/cruise.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS11'>Cruise Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/cryptocurrency.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS12'>Cryptocurrency Fraud</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/debt-collector.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS14'>Debt Collection Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/debt-relief.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS15'>Debt Relief Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/supplements.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS16'>Dietary Supplement Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/disaster.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS17'>Disaster Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2022/dmv.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS18'>DMV Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/fake-check.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB1-POS20'>Fake Check Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/funeral.html'>Funeral Scams</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3"> <div class="linkListPromo section"> <div class="aarpe-link-list-promo"> <div class="link-list-container"> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/gift-card.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS2'>Gift Card Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/government-grants.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS3'>Government Grant Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/grandparent.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS4'>Grandparent Scam</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/holiday.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS8'>Holiday Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/home-improvement.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS9'>Home Improvement Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/identity-theft.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS10'>Identity Theft</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/investment.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS12'>Investment Fraud</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/irs.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS13'>IRS Impostor Scam</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/jury-duty.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS14'>Jury Duty Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/medical-equipment.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS15'>Medical Equipment Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/medical-identity-theft.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS16'>Medical Identity Theft</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/new-medicare-card.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS17'>Medicare Card Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2023/medicare-flex-card.html'>Medicare Flex Card Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2022/money-mule-scams.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS-19'>Money Mule Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/mortgage-relief.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS20'>Mortgage Relief Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/moving.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB2-POS21'>Moving Scams</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3"> <div class="linkListPromo section"> <div class="aarpe-link-list-promo"> <div class="link-list-container"> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/nigerian.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS1'>Nigerian Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/obituary.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS2'>Obituary Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/online-shopping.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS5'>Online Shopping Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/package.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS6'>Package Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/pet.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS7'>Pet Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/phishing.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS8'>Phishing</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2024/election-season-scams.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS10'>Political Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/ponzi-vs-pyramid-schemes.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS11'>Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2022/psychic.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS12'>Psychic Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/qr-codes.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS14'>QR Code Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/ransomware.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS15'>Ransomware</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/reverse-mortgage.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS16'>Reverse Mortgage Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/robocalls.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS17'>Robocalls</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/romance.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS18'>Romance Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2021/secret-shopper.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS19'>Secret Shopper Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/smishing.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB3-POS21'>Smishing</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-3"> <div class="linkListPromo section"> <div class="aarpe-link-list-promo"> <div class="link-list-container"> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/social-security.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB4-POS2'>Social Security Scams</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a href='/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/spear-phishing.html?intcmp=AE-FWN-LIB4-POS3'>Spear-Phishing</a> </p> </div> <div class="headline hrule"> <p class="headline-text"> <a 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href='https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/policies/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-INFO-WAS-EWHERE' aria-label="Where AARP Stands" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Where AARP Stands</a> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> <div class="linklist parbase section"> <div class="aarpe-link-list aarpe-accordion aarpe-link-list--aarp-foundation" > <header> <h3>AARP Foundation <span role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" class="arrow visible-xs icon-down-arrow"></span></h3> </header> <section> <ul> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-DONATE" href='https://foundation.aarp.org/site/Donation2?14308.donation=form1&df_id=14308&mfc_pref=T&intcmp=FTR-LINKS-FOU-DONATE-EWHERE' aria-label="Donate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Donate</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-HOUSING" href='https://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/housing/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-FOU-HOUSNG-EWHERE' aria-label="Housing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Housing</a> </li> <li> <a 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<a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-AARP_SERVICES_INC" href='https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/aarp-services/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-PRO-ASI-EWHERE' aria-label="AARP Services" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AARP Services</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-ADVERTISE_WITH_AARP" href='https://advertise.aarp.org/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-PRO-ADS-EWHERE' aria-label="Advertise with AARP" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Advertise with AARP</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-NATIONAL_RETIRED_TEACHERS_ASSOCIATION" href='https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/nrta/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-PRO-NRTA-EWHERE' aria-label="National Retired Teachers Association" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">National Retired Teachers Association</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-PRESS_CENTER" href='https://press.aarp.org?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-PRO-PRESS2-EWHERE' aria-label="Press Center" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Press Center</a> </li> <li> <a 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data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-AARP_EVENTS" href='https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/events/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-ACT-EVENTS-EWHERE' aria-label="AARP Events" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AARP Events</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-TOOLS" href='https://www.aarp.org/tools/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-ACT-TOOLS-EWHERE' aria-label="Tools" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Tools</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-VOLUNTEER" href='https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-ACT-VLNTEER-EWHERE' aria-label="Volunteer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Volunteer</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-CHAPTER_LOCATOR" href='https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/aarp-chapter-locator/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-ACT-CHAPTER-EWHERE' aria-label="Chapter Locator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chapter Locator</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-WISH" href='https://wishofalifetime.org/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-ACT-WISHLIFETIME-EWHERE' aria-label="Wish of a Lifetime" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Wish of a Lifetime</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-OATS" href='https://oats.org/' aria-label="OATS" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">OATS</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-SR-PLANET" href='https://seniorplanet.org/' aria-label="Senior Planet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Senior Planet</a> </li> <li> <a data-formelementid="AARPE-FTR-BTN-CLK-AGE_TECH" href='https://agetechcollaborative.org/?intcmp=FTR-LINKS-ACT-AGETECH-EWHERE' aria-label="AgeTech Collaborative™" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AgeTech Collaborative™</a> </li> </ul> </section> </div> </div> <div class="linklist parbase section"> <div class="aarpe-link-list aarpe-accordion aarpe-link-list--have-fun" > <header> <h3>Have Fun <span role="button" tabindex="0" aria-expanded="false" aria-hidden="true" class="arrow visible-xs icon-down-arrow"></span></h3> </header> <section> <ul> <li> <a 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