(Undated)– A statewide tour to help Iowans sharpen their fraud protection skills kicked off Monday. Organizers say perpetrators will never give up in trying to steal people’s hard-earned money. The Fraud Watch tour is being led by A-A-R-P and will feature voices from the state’s law enforcement community. Al Perales, an investigator with the Attorney General’s Office, says while scams have always been around, today’s society has been forced to become hyper-vigilant about scams, especially as technology evolves…
He points to the Amazon delivery scam, where a person is sent a message that they’re being shipped an item they never ordered. Naturally, the person calls the number provided and the scammer tries to obtain personal information.
Neil Shultz, a retired chief with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, is part of the A-A-R-P Fraud Watch team. He says the presentations will include warning signs. Even though many scams today involve technology, there are still people trying to commit fraud in person, including after a damaging storm…
Perales says while scammers still focus on older residents, others can still be targets…
Fraud activity, he says, does not discriminate when it comes to age.
(Courtesy Iowa News Service)
