Hi all! I just got back last night from my trip to take care of dad's house issues. Anyway, I just now read these posts. We have so much in common on this issue. My dad was also scammed, and spent probably a couple of thousand on these miracle vitamins, you name it. I just threw away probably 20 unopened bottles of these at my dad's. Also the publisher's clearing house scam. He spent thousands total, and hundreds each month for years on their fraudulent sweepstakes scam. I don't care if it's okay to mention or not. I am telling the truth. Also lottery scams. Also the wiring of money to foreign countries, after they claim someone has won thousands of dollars. But in order to collect their "winnings", they must send a fee of a few hundred dollars. Oh yes, and also the fake check trick. They do look so real, and my dad also tried to take one to the bank and cash it. Scammers will stop at nothing to defraud seniors out of their life savings. I could go on for hours on this subject. I know all the ways the elderly have been scammed. The only way to prevent that, is to have guardianship/conservatorship, without limits, so you can protect their money from these theives. Hope you are all doing well.

Hi all, I haven't had time to read this article but I see it's about health scams well, my Mom was scammed big time with those sweepstakes things like publishers cl house I hope I can say that and a bunch of others. Some sent her checks that looked so real I took them to the bank and the bank kept them and reported it. Unbelievable!!! I also found out, this was a few years back that she had wired money to some place in canada, will never know how much she spent no records. Just beware these people are pretty smart. I think sweepstakes crap should be BANNED, it is such a waste of time as far as I'm concerned.

Bingo - supplements that offer miraculous benefits. My Dad who never believed anything that he saw on TV now has a house full of supplements - for brain health and memory, arthritis, joint pain and better sex - Dad is 79 with dementia. He also has doctor prescribed meds for HBP, cholesteral, depression, Aricept and Namenda. He decided that his supplements were better than his doctor prescribed meds, so started downing his supplements only. That lasted for about 30 days before his girlfriend reported it because he suffered a delirium and us daughters were called in. Once a supplement is subscribed to, it lands the individual on a mailing list for every supplement ever made. His mailbox was full of flyers daily. What a racket - caregivers beware.