Iowa (RI) — Iowa’s Insurance Commissioner, Attorney General, and AARP director are going on another “Stop the Scammers” tour. Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says they will visit 22 cities.
AARP Iowa director Michael Wagler says it is important to stay on top of the latest scam efforts.
Wagler says scams vary, but there are some common elements that let you know it’s a fraud.
Ommen says the first stop scammers tour helped them as people came forward and told them about things they had encountered. Ommen says bitcoin and investment scams continue to be prevalent, and their advice remains the same.
Ommen and Wagler talked at the first stop on Friday in the Des Moines suburb of Windsor Heights. Other stops are set for Ankeny, Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Charles City, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Decorah, Dubuque, Fairfield. Grinnell, Iowa City, Marion, Muscatine, North Liberty, Pella, Sioux City, Storm Lake, Waukee, and Webster City. You can find the full schedule at Iowafraudfighters.gov.
