[NFBofSC] Join us at 1:00 PM Eastern today, Saturday for presentation with AARP

Sat Apr 16 21:47:26 UTC 2022

I am so sorry, it was at one but someone that was on the call said there was no one there. The information was passed to me and I apologize for the typos.

We can certainly get another representative or the same one again if this was a topic a lot of folks would enjoy.

Again, I apologize for the typos.

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Hi, President Bazer,

Miss Ruth from the New Jersey affiliate here. I follow your listserv because youse guys (as we say in Jersey) offer so much useful information and I really do appreciate it.

I'm just hoping to clarify please, is the attached AARP presentation at 1 PM or 2 PM?  Thank you kindly!

Take good care,

Miss Ruth

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From: Jennifer Bazer via NFBofSC <nfbofsc at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbofsc at nfbnet.org>>
Date: 4/16/22 9:55 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: [NFBofSC] Join us at 1:00 PM Eastern today, Saturday for presentation with AARP

Join us today, Saturday at 2:00 PM EDT for a representative from AARP who will share the following and zoom info is at the bottom of this message!

1.May's Military Appreciation Month and AARP promotes a 30% Membership Discount for Veterans, Military, and their Spouses.

2. Veterans Fraud Center rollout happens next week! AARP is launching a new site (www.AARP.org/VetsFraudCenter<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarp.org%2FVetsFraudCenter&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7C0a9a92d9803949926de008da1fc92f75%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637857246196893599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=NxaoQ%2BJOw52g51Aq6QzDDkj%2B6m%2F54DlvV7aLPdP2kLc%3D&reserved=0>) and will provide a NEW Watchdog Alert Handbook: Veterans Edition, and post new content highlighting all of it on www.AARP.org/Veterans<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarp.org%2FVeterans&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7C0a9a92d9803949926de008da1fc92f75%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637857246196893599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=6YBotTkpOUU56%2FtVAYNsBA4ePTSonlbfXdp8CcQkFCc%3D&reserved=0>.
Fraud.  NEW free offering by AARP to the Veterans & Military Families community through Operation Protect Veterans and the Fraud Watch Network as part of AARP's April Fraud Theme Month.

3. Tax time is here again and so are the IRS impostors. Scammers posing as IRS agents or Treasury Department officials are calling to convince taxpayers that they owe back taxes and face immediate arrest if they don't pay immediately.

Know that anytime a taxpayer faces a tax problem, the real IRS will reach out via mail, and will not call unless they don't hear back after multiple letters. If you receive an unexpected phone call, email or text indicating it's the IRS, do not engage. If you are concerned you may owe back taxes, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 or visit irs.gov/balancedue.

The Federal Trade Commission released its annual compendium of fraud reports from last year, and the news is shocking. Over the past three years, reported losses to consumer fraud has tripled, coming in at a reported $5.9 billion in 2021.

Nearly six million US consumers reported a scam last year and the median loss was $500. But the FTC can only tell us about fraud that was reported - we know the losses and number of victims is far higher.

Many factors contribute to under-reporting, including the abundant shame victims feel. This has to change, and it starts with how we talk about fraud victims. Let's all commit to help change the current narrative that suggests it's the victim's fault - she was duped, he was swindled, they fell for it. Focus instead on the crime and the criminal. Let's ease the emotional burden while making it clear that fraud is a crime and we need our lawmakers and criminal justice system to do more to combat the multi-billion-dollar fraud industry. #notthevictimsfault

Report scams to local law enforcement. For help from AARP, call 1-877-908-3360 or visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarp.org%2Ffraudwatchnetwork&data=04%7C01%7Cjennifer%40successforlives.org%7C0a9a92d9803949926de008da1fc92f75%7C56a3f27615a444a1b30d9bf495e27909%7C1%7C0%7C637857246196893599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7I5IIX0XxURQ6R3HRKuVvyXZ3oKBRVhXkTZw%2Fknim2I%3D&reserved=0>.

Genéa Luck
AARP Virginia State Office
gluck at aarp.org<mailto:gluck at aarp.org>

Federation Center
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