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Celebrating Everyday Heroes in Denver

Posted on 08/16/2012 by | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringEvery week, volunteer Joe Pells goes to the AARP Foundation Colorado Consumer Fraud Prevention Call Center in Denver and makes about 90 phone calls to warn seniors about financial scams. He’s done this for three years, spoken to nearly 5,000 people and performed more than 500 hours of service. He’s an amazing super-volunteer. Denver’s ABC7 TV station recognized Pells’s dedication, naming him a “7Everyday Hero” earlier this month. The station gives the weekly award to Coloradans who initiate solutions, motivate …

The Takeaway: Major Medicare Fraud Bust Nets 100+ Health Care Workers

Posted on 05/3/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsThe largest Medicare fraud bust in recent history has netted more than 100 people and an estimated $450 million in false billings, the Associated Press reports. The nationwide operation has been under investigation for several months, on suspicions of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health programs.

Fighting for the Crime Victims Who Don’t Make Headlines

Posted on 04/24/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Money & SavingsThis is a guest post from Stuart Delery, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Gloria” was thrilled to get the call telling her she had won $5 million in a Jamaican lottery. In her 70s and living alone, Gloria had never been to Jamaica. But she wasn’t about to turn down a windfall. All Gloria had to do to collect her enormous winnings was pay the taxes and insurance—up front. A week later, the lottery …

Be Smart With Your Moola!

Posted on 04/11/2012 by | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeHey there blog readers,  Jenn here from the communications team. In this week’s blog post I want to call your attention to some great free events that are coming up on all things financial.  Did you know that this year marks the 10th anniversary of “Money Smart Week”?  Never heard of it, you say? Money Smart Week began as a coordinated effort of the Money Smart Advisory Council, a diverse group of more than 40 Chicago-area organizations working together to …

Phone Cramming – The Scamming Epidemic Sweeping Illinois

Posted on 03/1/2012 by | All the news that matters for Illinoisans over 50. | Comments

Your LifeGood morning everyone – Jenn here from the communications team.  Wanted to give you all a heads up on a really shady practice going on in Illinois (and other states) called phone cramming. What is phone cramming you ask?  No it’s not when you threaten to do something unmentionable with your teenager’s phone if you see them texting one more time under the dinner table… Ever received a call to renew your free online yellow pages listing for a listing …

The Takeaway: Top Scams Targeting Older Adults; Hospital Errors Go Unreported

Posted on 01/6/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsThe National Council on Aging has released a list of the ‘Top 10 Scams’ targeting older adults … A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says only one out of every seven errors that harm Medicare patients while hospitalized gets reported … And more.