Senior fraud and identity theft

Woody Shoemaker, community service representative for Home Instead Senior Care visited Arbor Ridge at Kernersville on Tuesday, January 8 to educate the residents about senior identity theft. “Seventy-seven percent of America’s wealth is controlled by seniors 65-years-old and older and scammers know it,” he said. “$2.9 billion is taken from seniors each year in America.” For more, see the Thursday, Jan. 17 edition.