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The topic of this interview was “Spot A Scam – Stop A Scam!”
Jay Haapala, AARP Associate Minnesota State Director, Community Engagement, interviewed by host Bill Raker. In this very informative and engaging session, Jay explains how AARP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to improve the health, finances, and well-being of its 630,000 members in Minnesota and its 38,000,000 members nationally. Jay talks about why AARP is focused on fraud prevention and its Fraud Watch Network program that helps educate people on how to spot and avoid scams. He explains how online shopping scams, government imposter scams romance scams and others work, pointing out common tactics the fraudsters use and the red flags that consumers should be aware of. He warns about the scammers’ use of gift cards and cryptocurrencies as demanded payment methods.
