We are now well into the holiday season -- Thanksgiving will be here in one week and Christmas is now 39 days away. It’s also a time of year when scams accelerate - that’s why FOX 10 News teamed up with AARP for a Fraud Awareness Event.
With the phone lines open -- representatives from AARP, the Better Business Bureau, Alabama Securities Commission, and the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office were manning the phone bank -- ready to take your questions.
“This lady had got a call that she had won the Publishers Clearing House, but they just needed her to go buy some gift cards so they could start processing her big win for several million dollars,” said Monde Donaldson, Vice President of Better Business Bureau of Educational Foundation.Other common signs of a scam:Unauthorized charges on your credit card -- if that’s the case -- call your bank immediately.
It’s all about fraud prevention, protection, and awareness. Bottom line -- they’ll tell you better safe than sorry.
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