😱 Free AARP "online" Fraud Watch Events (Members/Non Members)

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These Fraud Watch AARP events and classes are FREE for members and non members.

Each MONTHLY event is listed BELOW for your convenience.  ‌⬇️‌

AARP Virtual Community Center!!!

FREE interactive online events and classes designed for learning, self improvement, and fun.

USE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR THESE EVENTS AND CLASSES. Search by "category" or "date".

https://local.aarp.org/virtual-community-center/

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Fraud Watch: Learn to Spot and Protect Yourself Against Shopping Scams!

TOMORROW Thursday, Dec 11, 2025.

10:00 a.m. ET • 9:00 a.m. CT • 8:00 a.m. MT • 7:00 a.m. PT.

Duration: 30 Minutes.

Zoom - Free Online Event.

‌‌‌➡️‌‌‌[*** About the Event!

Have you or someone you know been contacted by a scammer or been a target of fraud? Do you have questions about steps to take to stay safe? Are you willing to share your story?

Stop in for our next virtual scam prevention discussion, Fraud Watch with Phil and Pam. Our focus will be how to spot and protect yourself against “ghost tapping” and other shopping scams. Ghost tapping scammers take advantage of card-tapping technology to steal from your card or mobile wallet wirelessly by getting close to you. We want to address your questions and hear your ideas and stories, too.  

Phil Chin is an AARP volunteer who leads AARP Fraud Watch Network efforts in Maine, and Pam Partridge leads the AARP Maine volunteer speakers bureau.  

USE LINK IN 1ST POST AT TOP OF THIS AREA FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER.

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UPCOMING EVENTS!!!

Registration required. Use link in 1st post at top of this area for more information & to register.

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌➡️‌‌‌‌‌[*** DECEMBER 2025.

11 ‌‌‌📌‌‌‌, 15 (2 events) ‌‌‌📌‌‌‌‌📌‌, 18.

‌➡️‌[*** JANUARY 2026.

‌➡️‌[*** FEBRUARY 2026.

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Looking for Romance Online? Beware of Impostors!

Monday, Dec 15, 2025.

11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT.

Duration: 60 Minutes.

Zoom - Free Online Event.

➡️[*** About the Event!

Connecting with new people online can be exciting and rewarding. Sadly, criminals are adept at pretending to be someone they aren't and at building relationships based on a web of lies with the aim of tricking the unsuspecting into parting with funds or personal information. 

Join us for this free conversation to learn how to spot the red flags of online relationship or romance scams and protect yourself from harm.

USE LINK IN 1ST POST AT TOP OF THIS AREA FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER.

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Fraud-Fighting Fraudlette: Holiday Scams!

Monday, Dec 15, 2025.

11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT.

Duration: 60 Minutes.

Facebook and YouTube - Free Online Event.

‌➡️‌[*** About the Event!

In this monthly virtual series, AARP Illinois staffer Courtney Hedderman - aka the Fraud-Fighting Fraudlette - shares tips and real-life examples to help protect you and your family from scams.

For our December topic, the Fraudlette will discuss what you need to know about holiday scams, which can include nondelivery of items ordered, gift card fraud—where a seller asks you to pay with a prepaid gift card, and purchases at an auction site where the product was misrepresented.

For more information and resources on scam prevention, go to the AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline.

Stay informed and stay safe with the Fraud-Fighting Fraudlette!

USE LINK IN 1ST POST AT TOP OF THIS AREA FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER.