Seniors in our valley may want to be aware of this. If you get a call from a number you don’t know, an email from a fake address or suspicious links, be warned, these could all be attempts to steal your money.
This is an issue several Sun City Anthem residents in Henderson, such as Sharon Deter, know all too well — and a story we here at Channel 13 have told time and time again as part of efforts to find solutions .
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“I’ve gone through the process of getting my mother out of something that was draining her bank account, eventually they got a quarter of her net worth,” said Deter who lives in the Solera senior living community in Anthem.
“It was terrifying.”
Deter says her mom was buying light bulbs online when she was scammed…