SENIOR SCENE 1-12-2012

January 20, 2012 at 4:34 am | Posted in Senior Scene | Leave a comment

WATCH OUT

THE BAD GUYS ARE OUT

Remember when you were a little tyke and Momma always said “Be good or the Boogie Man will get you”…that was more than enough to get your attention and more than once you went to bed with the bed covers pulled ‘way’ over your head!

Well, today it’s a much different story…the Boogie Man is still out there but this time he is after your hard earned money…big time!

We were pleased and excited to have with us again Aaron Bedingfield, son of our own Gene and Shirley Bedingfield and grandson of Burl.

Aaron is Director of Security at a local bank and is directly and daily involved with the criminal element who seek to wreak financial havoc with the folks in our community.

Those bad guys come at you in a myriad of ways…via computer, telephone, email, snail mail, in person…whatever your most vulnerable point may be!!

But, first, let’s take time out to thank a few folks for all they do for us…Curtis Hanks makes certain the room is ready and available for us…Doyle Vance, along with Mr. Z himself and Lew Dillon, sets up the tables, prepares the tea and coffee…thank you guys…you do a great job of housekeeping!!  Now, back to Aaron and his instruction  for the day…there were several items of considerable interest…

A strong suggestion was to do all your banking on line…in this manner you could check your financial records as often as you like, rather than the normal once  monthly  as we  have done forever and ever…good point!!

Another good idea is utilize a credit monitoring system,  not only to watch for identity theft but also to note when an account is opened under your name by an unknown person  (the bad guy)..

AND, MOST OF ALL, IF A PROPOSAL IS MADE TO YOU THAT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE-WELL IT IS…RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN -IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION…

And if you get a check in the mail you were not expecting…and you are asked to contact “Mr Good Guy”…well, he ain’t!!

On a lighter note…if your grandson calls from half way around the world and says he is in trouble and needs cash NOW…well, let him stay there…!!

Well, you get the pic…until next month…and thanks again, Aaron…

Your Senior Guys and Gals