Need to finish reading but from what I've seen in my little neck of the woods, this is happening.

It is a process one would hope would be illegal, such scamming should be.

things that keep me awake at night. It's hard to do it with both going up... and property taxes and insurance due at the same times of the year. On a SS check, it's worrisome.

I was streaming "Librarians" on Vizio Free+ last night and caught an ad a few times that left my mouth hanging open. Some corp was actually recommending you to sell your house to them, with the promise of living there at least 6 months, as long as you pay rent. It's some sell/lease program that sounds like an excellent way to get some older people kicked out of their homes and into the streets. I know there's a lot of buying homes on the down low here, and then remodeling them some and selling them for hundreds of thousands of dollars -- when the corp bought the home for less than 30k. My daughter just bought one of those homes.

But the sell/lease back is a new one on me... and guaranteed for only 6 months!

I call them economic sociopaths.

I have a friend who is desperate to find a smaller, more affordable place to live. But there's nothing at all in that neighborhood to rent or buy at a reasonable price.

These vulture capitalists are ruining the fabric of our country in any way they can. Wonder if they have connections to (r)epuglicons and outside RW fascists.

It's hard enough to keep ahead of the scam emails and calls, and now they're doing this crap! Hubby nearly has a heart attack believing everything that comes through his email. I try to keep him up to date on what to watch for, but it's hard for him to remember it all.

There are just so many ways this money grubbers can rip your life right out from under you... before you even know what's happening. There should be a lot more protections built in for all of us... but especially for those who are hanging on by their fingernails.

Many of us are aging or helping others and the technical world is changing in some very dangerous ways.

I'd love to contribute to a space at DU that talks about these types of scams. But the General Discussion forum seems to come and disappear way too quickly.

There's a Seniors group, but I'm afraid discussion along these lines would get lost in all the Medicare, MA, Nursing Homes, Meds, and other things that surround us.

Wonder if the sysops would be amenable to adding a "Scams" forum. I'd hate to limit it just to people like me and hubby... getting up there in years. These are getting bad enough, one almost roped me in on a Remote Work position! Took me all evening to research it and discover it was both a sham AND a scam. Unfortunately, "Monster" didn't seem to care enough to email me back when I informed them on what they had on their listings. Understand, I've been working on computers in all fields from the time of the old WANG systems - hardware, software, Web, and cloud. I'm not easy to pull one over on!

If we could get a forum like this, I'd moderate it with you, if that makes a difference! I don't know how to go about asking... if you do, go for it. If you're as clueless as I am right now, I'll get back on later this evening and see who to mail. Maybe Earl could tell us if there's a forum already created that would fit.

Right now, I've got a weather "safe room" to clean out and outfit for me, hubby, 9 cats, and a huge dog to herd into should any of the tornado watches around here start acting up tonight or in the next few days. Gotta take care of the babies! (LOL)

I read hundreds of different sites in the course of a week and comment on many.

Almost all that offer technical assistance have been taken over by a "supply your personal information and we'll let you ask." Many of these also include "premium" subscriptions where you may get some curated answers.

I trust very few that rely on paid subscriptions.

I doubt DU has a way to vet advice other than our wonderful MRT and jury system. But it might be worth asking for a forum for "Fraud Advice" or some such.

I'm still of the "information is to be shared" view... I read a few sites, including some tech sites, but I rarely comment anywhere but here. Despite my loud mouth at times, I feel safe here. And I think a forum like we're talking about could be of use to more than a few. And as much support as I've gotten... especially over the last few months... I'd like to be able to do something to give back to the community.