Feb 1 2012
By Florence Klein – Timeshare scams are on the rise as corrupt companies and individuals swindle timeshare owners across the nation out of millions of dollars. Dishonest operations promise to sell or rent the owner’s timeshare with no intention of doing either. Jennifer Kirk of New Jersey, and formerly Florida, was sentenced this January having [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 1 • Tags: fake sales representatives, false upfront fees, fraud, timeshare sales fraud, timeshare scam
Jan 4 2012
by Florence Klein This is the time of year when many aspects of the past year get looked over. We are in the “Year in Review” phase for 2011. It is a good time to see where we have been and look ahead to where we want to go. Beefing up our cyber security is [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 0 • Tags: age in place, Aging, cyber crime, scam alerts, secure password
Dec 29 2011
by Florence Klein – Don’t let gift card theft rob you of the holiday cheer you gave or received. Gift card number fraud gets at the money put on a gift card after it is purchased but before the real owner can put it to use. December is full of holidays, Pearl Harbor Day, Christmas, [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 1 • Tags: Aging in Place, gift card scam. theft
Dec 22 2011
by Florence Klein - Identity theft is when someone steals your personal information for their own gain. It can be confusing and costly in terms of your time and money. Medical identity theft accounts for up to three percent of all identity fraud according to a 2009 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report. Medical identity thieves [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 0 • Tags: Aging, baby boomers, eldercare, Health, scam
Dec 15 2011
by Florence Klein – Reebok to pay $25 million in consumer refunds settling FTC charges of deceptive advertising of Easy Tone and RunTone shoes and apparel. Seems everyone wants to improve his or her fitness. It also appears there are plenty of companies eager to help us do just that. May be some companies are a [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 0 • Tags: Aging in Place, exercise, false claims, scam, shoes, unsupported advertising
Dec 8 2011
by Florence Klein Our government shut down 150 website domains for Cyber Monday to keep online shoppers safe. This marks the largest domain name seizure to date by our government as part of “Operation In Our Sites”. Operation In Our Sites aims to prevent and stop the selling of counterfeit goods and pirated products. Last [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 0 • Tags: Aging in Place, Caregiving, identity theft, internet fraud, scam, scammers, senior, seniors
Nov 30 2011
by Florence Klein – Facebook settles over FTC privacy issues charges. If you have a Facebook or other social network account, you should check your privacy levels to be sure your private information is and stays private. Facebook has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges surrounding allegations of deceiving consumers. [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 1 • Tags: Aging in Place, Caregiver, Facebook, fraud, FTC, privacy
Nov 23 2011
by Florence Klein – Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, and Cyber Monday mark two important days for retailers and gift givers. Holiday shopping takes a large leap up on the Friday and Monday following Thanksgiving. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are big for retailers but are also highly favored by [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 1 • Tags: bait and switch, boomers, deceptive sales, fraud
Nov 16 2011
by Florence Klein – An Ordinary $3.65 Billion Ponzi Scheme with a Fifteen Year Run The FBI calls it an ordinary Ponzi scheme but the Thomas J. Petters Ponzi scheme fallout is still settling. The Petters Ponzi scheme allegedly started back in 1994 and was halted in December of 2008 after 15 years of operation [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 0
Nov 9 2011
Florence Klein - The FTC and Attorney General of Tennessee strike a victory in the battle to protect consumers from misrepresented medical benefit plans. United States Benefits, LLC and its principals Timothy Thomas and Kennan Dozier were charged in August of 2010 with deceptively offering comprehensive health insurance that was actually a fake medical discount [...]
By Florence Klein • Scam Alerts • 0 • Tags: Aging, alerts, fraud, scams, senior