Residents of wealthy pockets of Monterey County like Carmel, Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach suffer from being prime targets for scammers, and you would be surprised at the number of people who fall for them and lose thousands of dollars. Although we try to alert our clients on this blog as we become aware of them, there are just too many to track. One useful tool to get real-time info on the latest fraud is to go to the interactive Scam-Tracking Map. Go to www.aarp.org/scammap and enter your zip code and it will pull up a list of frauds which have been reported to law enforcement and the AARP Fraud Watch Netwok Helpline.
