Mature Life Features

. . .the other day

for a burial plot

and I just told them

that’s the last thing I need.

Scammers Always in Season

A Social Security scam linked to tax time can reach you any time of year via e-mail, telephone or the postal service. The thieves offer refunds of Social Security taxes you’ve paid over the years, an attractive lure during the economic slough in which everyone has been wallowing.

This is not, repeat – not – even remotely connected to the Social Security Administration.

The schemers usually offer to file a refund claim with the Internal Revenue Service in return for a percentage of the refund and an up-front fee of $100 or thereabouts for doing the paper work. The only sure thing that will happen is that you lose whatever money you send to these crooks.