Posts Tagged Scams

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Yes, it is July. Only six months to go until 2014! On May 22, we held our meeting and had a program at the Fountains in Bettendorf. Again, a big thank you goes out to Sherri Voy and the residents who attended the program. Officer...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Do you still get that phone call when you are ready to sit down to eat? How about when you have a visitor? If you want to stop those phone calls, you can put your phone number both at home and your cell phone number on the “Do Not C...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Did you get a gift card or certificate for Christmas? Since August 22, 2010, you cannot be charged inactivity fees unless you have not used the card for at least a year. Cards cannot expire for at least five years from the purchase ...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Yes, we made it to another year. Many after Christmas sales are now taking place. Make sure you buy items from a reputable seller. If you see an ad in the paper you like, take it to the store with you. If you got a gift card in ...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Whenever people are having financial problems, especially with the home foreclosures that we see today, there is always a scam somewhere. After a tornado, flood, or hurricane, people come to help. The help is not always true help. Ma...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter It might be a new year, but scams are still with us. We all have to remember that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Recently Sheriff Dennis Conard released information on a scam about a letter being sent to...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter In past articles, I have mentioned different scams. Do you feel you have to send a donation to an organization that has sent you money? Have you got a nickel or two or three in the mail? You DO NOT have to send back the nickels or a...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Yes, it is June and summer is here. Last month, I had the opportunity to be a speaker for the Bendix retirees at their monthly meeting. Dorothy Hiller invited me, and I met a lot of retirees who are now seniors. They were surprise...