We’ll grant: landline telephones are not exactly the new hotness. Copper-wire service is, slowly, on its way out, and tends to be most preferred by older consumers. But just because millions of people have smartphones is no reason for any company to be jerks to senior citizens who do want to keep their legacy phone service, as Verizon is now paying for having done. [More]
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Banker Accused Of Stealing $2 Million From Elderly Customers — At Two Different Banks
By 5.29.13
Remember that Wells Fargo employee charged with defrauding a 90-year-old customer out of $10,000? That’s amateur hour compared to the Oakland woman accused of not only stealing around $2 million from bank customers — but doing it at two different banks. [More]
Wells Fargo Employee Accused Of Stealing $10K From 90-Year-Old Customer
By 5.22.13
A personal banker at a Wells Fargo branch in Atlanta has been arrested and charged with felony theft for allegedly tricking an elderly customer into giving him more than $10,000. And she may not be the only victim. [More]
Kroger Manager Fired For Allegedly Attacking Man Who Handed Out Food In Parking Lot
By 8.27.12 — Updated: 4.12.13
After you buy food at the grocery store, it’s pretty much yours to do with as you wish, right? But a Kroger manager in Georgia didn’t believe that an elderly customer would just want to hand out food to hungry people, and allegedly attacked the man, losing his job in the process. [More]
NY Atty General: Breast Cancer Charity Duped Donors Out Of $500K
By 4.14.10
Among the ranks of scams, running a fake charity falls under the heading of “soulless.” That’s why it’s both dismaying and hopeful to hear that the Attorney General for the state of New York has, at least temporarily, put a stop to an organization it claims raised more than $500,000 under false pretenses. [More]
