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At a recent AARP Arizona Fraud Watch presentation in Prescott Valley, examples of what fraud schemes look like and tips on how to avoid them were provided to attendees. (Max Efrein/Courier)

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How can you outsmart a con artist?
Advice from experts: Don’t fall prey to the ‘ether’

When authorities ask convicted con artists to describe the trick to scamming people out of money, many refer to getting victims “under the ether,” according to the AARP Fraud Watch Network.

By Max Efrein October 15, 2018