On a Fixed Income? How to Avoid Getting Scammed After the Next Disaster

The number of active scammers seems to multiply like cockroaches. Just when you think you have one beat, another one crawls by. There are Social Security scams, work-from-home scams, investment scams, and, now, natural disaster scams. Here's how it works and how to avoid becoming a victim. Image source: Getty Images.Imagine you've spent years planning for retirement. Within months of your last day of work, your area is ravaged by wildfire, hit by a hurricane, or leveled by a tornado. Someone knocks on your door, telling you they're there to help. You don't know this person from Adam, but their smiling face makes you feel slightly better. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool