Last Updated on January 27, 2026
Scams and Frauds
Medicare Scam
AARP Fraud Alerts warn of a Medicare scam involving Social Security numbers, birth dates, driver's license numbers, health insurance claims, medical history notes, prescription information and other personally identifiable information at risk. It can happen to you....
FBI Senior Fraud Update
The FBI is warning that scams targeting people over 60 are up by 84%. Last year, scammers took $3 billion from that group, more than all other age groups combined. Texts, romance scams, telephone “you won a cash prize” frauds, even elaborate swindles, with weeks or...
Scam Season — Again!
Scam Season – Again! Spring break and tax time bring a rise in scams by telephone, text, email and “snail mail.” In the latest scams, bad guys seek your money, identity, and devices, according to authorities: • Texts from friends, federal agencies, Amazon, UPSAn uninterruptible power supply or uninterruptible power source (UPS) is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source fails. It is supposed to kick in when there is a power outage. A UPS is typically used to protect hardware such as computers, data cent... READ MORE, FedEx...
Trust Nobody and Nothing on the Internet Without Checking – Presentation
Trust /Believe NOBODY and NOTHING on the internet without checking.How to do it! This presentation was given on January 20 at the Apple CHUG Users Group Meeting (all computer users were invited as it is not Apple-specific). There were two speakers: Hope Tillman and...
Don’t Toss Out Your Stimulus Payment With the Junk Mail
Photo Credit: AARP/TaxesThe AARP website warns you not to throw away your stimulus payment in the form of a prepaid debit card. This card, also known as an Economic Impact Payment (EIP) card is sent to you in a plain envelope, marked from “Money NetworkA network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow electronic communications. The computers on a network may be linked through cables, telephone lines, radio waves, satellites, or infrared light beams. See also... READ MORE Cardholder...