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SOLERA DIAMOND VALLEY | JUNE 2023 17 Submitted by Linda Weiss, Resident Random Thoughts of Kindness The Pay It Forward Movement is a new crusade of kindness based on an old idea of eternal wave of good deeds. Catherine Ryan Hyde's Pay It Forward clarified the idea that if a good deed is done to you, rather than paying it back, you pay it forward to another in need. The results are ripples of kindness lapping around the word. Five ways to pay it forward 1. If someone helps you when you've broken down, help someone when they've broken down 2. If someone loans you money, loan someone else money 3. If someone returns a lost item, seek the owner of a lost item 4. If someone lets you out at a junction, let another driver out later 5. If you receive a thoughtful compliment, pay someone else a compliment ~ Hardie Grant By eresa Rossetti, Resident For months, maybe years, we have been inundated with information on avoiding scams. According to the Senate Special Committee on Aging, scammers cheat seniors out of approximately $2.9 billion annually. The April issue of AARP Magazine has a four- page article on protecting ourselves from fraud. Almost every night the news reports another scam. There's a new version of the "Grandma" scheme going around - your phone rings and a relative tells you they've been in an accident/ kidnapped/arrested and they need money ASAP. You know it's true because you recognize their voice and the number they're calling from! Except it's not. Just like in the movies or a Deep Fake video online, software can be used to mimic a person's voice, perhaps from a video posted online, or fake a phone number to convince you your loved one needs help. Is this scary? Of course, it is. Before you agree to anything, take a breath, and find a way to contact the "victim" – call/text/email them or have a family member or friend check on them. While we're at it, please stop answering calls from unknown numbers. Send them directly to voicemail. If it's important and real, the caller will leave a message. What about texts/emails from companies you deal with? Do not click that link or respond to that email. If you think it's real, call the company directly (if it looks like it's coming from your bank, call the number on the back of your debit or credit card). Not sure if an email is legit? Check out these screenshots – both from companies I do business with. A mouse-click on the arrow next to the sender's name reveals the email address. It's easy to tell the real one from the fake. I definitely think @amazon.com is more trustworthy than @rabid.fnoudshg.shop. Let's do all that we can to mark ourselves safe from scammers. Don't Be A Statistic Trifling though they are, How they serve to brighten is dark world of care! Little acts of kindness Oh, how potent they, To dispel the shadows Of life's cloudy day! ~ Anonymous Little acts of kindness