Just Say No! to Senior Scams

NEW YORK, October 31 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT.

EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES, MORE THAN 5 MILLION ELDERLY PEOPLE FALL PREY TO VARIOUS FORMS OF FINANCIAL FRAUD. AND NOW WITH BABY BOOMERS ENTERING THEIR GOLDEN YEARS, ELDER FRAUD COULD REACH DANGEROUS NEW LEVELS.

PROGRAMS LIKE THE CAPITAL ONE CONSUMER ACTION MONEYWISE FINANCIAL EDUCATION SERIES ARE HELPING SENIORS FIGHT BACK WITH A FREE GUIDE "JUST SAY NO TO SENIOR SCAMS". THE GUIDE PROVIDES A LIST OF COMMON FINANCIAL FRAUDS AND PROTECTION TIPS.

LINDA SHERRY, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR CONSUMER ACTION:

"Seniors should really be on the lookout for Medicare drug plan schemes, home equity schemes, travel schemes, investment schemes, confidence games where somebody's trying to convince them of something that isn't in their best interest."

SHERRY ADDED THAT THE BEST TIP SENIORS SHOULD REMEMBER: IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.

TO GET A FREE COPY OF THE JUST SAY NO TO SENIORS SCAMS GUIDE VISIT WWW.MONEY-WISE.ORG OR WWW.CAPITALONE.COM/financialeducation.

I'M DANIELLE ADDAIR.

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