😤 Scams Targeting Grieving Families! (AARP Fraud Watch Network™)

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When Grief Becomes a Target: Bereavement Scams. By AARP. Published April 13, 2026.

The schemes include impersonating the funeral home or cemetery about payment issues, appearing as a “long-lost” relative, promising healing through “spiritual advisers,” and identity fraud against the deceased loved one.

➡️[*** Learn how to spot and avoid scams with AARP Fraud Watch Network™. Suspect a scam? Call our free helpline at 877-908-3360 and talk to one of our fraud specialists about what to do next.

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https://www.aarp.org/states/virginia/when-grief-becomes-a-target--bereavement-scams/

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Personally thankfully I have NOT been scammed but here in Roanoke, Virginia there was a very SAD incident.

A family from I think California (old) had PAID money to "what they thought" was a LOCAL funeral home. Yes, it was a SCAM!!!

That is WHY in 2025 when my daughter came here for my birthday, WE WENT to the Funeral Home to set things up.

Ideally, we are HOPING I make it back to FLORIDA before I die - but "just in case", I want to have things set up for her.