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Bluemound Rd., Brookfield (262) 792-1112 Nancy Coleman, Center Director 4080 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield (262) 783-4199 247795005 Find reliable services, products and professionals inside our 2016 Fall Health & Wellness Directory. This one-stop, easy-to-use directory is a helpful resource fi lled with health-related articles and local directories. Coming in your October edition. A Healthier You! How to avoid getting ripped off in retirement By Chris Bennett Special to The Freeman BROOKFIELD — It is human nature to believe the unthinkable will never happen to us, or our loved ones. No senior citi- zen we know will ever fall victim to a scam that robs them of dollars they spent years accumulating and managing so they could retire and age in secure dignity. If it helps, imagine Aunt Bea of "The Andy Griffith Show" fame turn- ing over her personal information to a stranger on the phone in a Medi- care or health insurance scam. Or consider Carol Brady from "The Brady Bunch" getting hoodwinked into participating in an invest- ment scheme that sepa- rates her from much of the money Mike made in his career as an architect. According to the Pew Research Center, roughly 10,000 baby boomers will tur n 65 today. Another 10,000 will cross that threshold every day through 2030. Members of the baby boom are loosely defined as those born fol- lowing World War II — between 1946 and 1964. What that generation is going through is already being referred to as "The Great Wealth Transfer." In 2014 the consulting firm Accenture released the results of a study that estimates roughly $30 tril- lion dollars will be trans- ferred by baby boomers to younger generations in the next few decades. Aging Americans pos- sess money and wealth on an unprecedented scale, which makes them a tar- get for nefarious deeds. Lisa Schiller, director of investigations and media relations for the Better Business Bureau in Wis- consin, admits she could talk for hours about scams that target the elderly. "I've never seen so many," said Schiller, who is based in Milwaukee. "A trend I'd say I am seeing is seniors not only losing money to scams, but los- ing large amounts of money. "I bet I've spoken to about five seniors in the last two months that lost upwards of $40,000 to $60,000." The FBI lists various reasons why seniors and their families must remain vigilant regarding scam artists. Senior citi- zens typically have a nest egg, own their home or have excellent credit, which makes them attrac- tive targets. Generational difference can spawn vulnerability According to the FBI, those who grew up in the 1930s and 1940s were raised to be polite and trusting. Con artists exploit this by keeping seniors on the phone, knowing it is difficult for their targets to hang up or say "No." Schiller said some of the more common senior scams she's seen and that are being perpetrated on the elderly right now are the grandparent scam, computer tech scam and various investment scams. In the grandparent scam, a con artist calls a senior target and claims to be a grandchild in need of money. The con artist talks until the senior says the name of a grandchild. The swindler then claims to be that grandchild and claims to be in distress and in need of cash. The swindler then asks for payment through an untraceable method — Wester n Union, Money- Gram, Money Pak or oth- erwise. In the computer tech scam, swindlers call claiming to be from Microsoft or other compa- nies' tech support depart- ments. They inform the senior he or she has a computer virus and offer to fix it remotely, for a fee. Instead, the individual gains remote control access of the computer, making the computer pro- grams no longer accessi- ble. Too good to be true Investment scams range from Ber nie Madoff-like pyramid schemes to investments promising quick and plentiful retur ns, or advance-fee schemes and foreign let- ter fraud schemes. Remember — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. According to the FBI, seniors are also suscepti- ble to scams that promise the Fountain of Youth, with increased cognitive function, virility, spectac- ular physical condition- ing and more. The FBI also said seniors are most likely to not report the crime out of shame, and often make poor witnesses when they do contact authorities due to the effects of age on memory. Schiller strongly urges seniors to be registered on any state and national Do Not Call lists. Schiller said reporting any fraud to the BBB and to the local police department is of utmost importance. It is also important to report any attempts someone might make to initiate a fraud. "Reporting the situation to the proper authorities and agencies can prevent others from losing money and can help start an investigation into the scam," Schiller said. "It will prompt agencies to properly alert others and work toward getting the scheme shut down." Senior scams proliferate as baby boomers age "I've never seen so many." — Lisa Schiller, Better Business Bureau Photos by Kenny Yoo/ Special to The Freeman The Rev. David Briscoe lifts Lauren Braun of Wales after she was submerged in the water to be baptized at Elm- brook Church on July 31. The Rev. Andrea Hopgood baptizes 7-year-old Micah Johnston during Elmbrook Church's Baptism in the Pond event on July 31. Elmbrook holds mass baptism TOWN OF BROOK- FIELD — More than 200 people registered to be baptized during the mass baptism at Elmbrook Church recently. It's an annual event, said Dave Briscoe, pastor of Care and Connect at the church. About 20 people at a time stood on the beach alongside the pond in front of Elmbrook holding signs with one side saying how they felt before find- ing Jesus Christ and then flipped them over to say how they felt after start- ing a relationship with Jesus. Children and adults wore blue shirts declaring "I have decided." They then walked into the pond and several staff members worked to bap- tize them.

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