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II received a phone call at 8:34 August 2nd 2012. The number was 215.653.8000, she identified herself as Shirley from AARP and asked for my birthdate, address, and membership number, I asked what thi
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posted at August 3, 2012 1:34 PM EDT
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First: August 3, 2012
Last: August 3, 2012

II received a phone call at 8:34 August 2nd 2012. The number was 215.653.8000, she identified herself as Shirley from AARP and asked for my birthdate, address, and membership number, I asked what this called pertained to and she said it was just see how things were, I was not pleasant with my reply and broke the connection, AARP must have more important matters to tend to.  Scam ??

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posted at March 5, 2013 6:29 PM EST
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First: March 1, 2013
Last: April 23, 2013
Could be a scam.  Scammers like to pretend to be with benevolent organizations to gain your trust, then your personal information, then your money through ID Theft or some other fraud.

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