Senior Life: How to avoid scams

- Sally Kelly

We recently watched the movie “Thelma” on Prime video. Although it was entertaining, it also was very educational about how elderly scams work. If you have not seen it, take the time to watch it when it becomes available. Keep in mind, we all say “It can’t happen to me.”

The movie is about an elderly lady who was scammed out of a large chunk of money. When she figures out who got her money, she decides to go after the “criminals” on her own.

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