Fraudsters and isolation

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I’m Miriam  Neff,  and I’m Valerie Neff Hogan, with Wise Women Managing Money 

 M One lonely woman in a retirement center accepted calls from a man she did not know, had never met, but he was an interesting conversationalist.  After building a ‘phone friendship’ he stated he had a medical problem.  He could not afford treatment.  He asked her to wire a large sum of money to an account he specified. 

 V.  $100,000.00 poorer, she never heard from him again.  Though he had  promised to repay her money when he was healthy.  Thankfully, most would not fall for this line.  Beware of the vulnerability of loneliness.   We can’t stress enough that you have those about you that you share transparently what others are asking of you. 

 M Remember that God promises us wisdom.  We all need loads of His wisdom