11/3/2015 – Education Is the Best Tool to Fight Elder Fraud

One way that scammers often try to convince consumers to send them money is to threaten them with fines and penalties if they don’t do as they’re told. That’s exactly what happened to Anna Guillory Yates of Los Angeles. The 70-year-old resident received a voice message from someone claiming to be from the IRS. The caller threatened to confiscate her property if she didn’t pay a tax bill right away.

Read the full article at Consumer Reports.