Does anyone know of any Senior Citizens who have received help from AARP?

Are you sure this is from the AARP? I have been a member for more years than I care to remember and have never ONCE received anything requesting anything other than dues. They are not in the habit of soliciting funds for charity.

I've been a member since I turned 50 and have never heard of AARP doing charity work. I can't put AARP down because I do use their website to read up on stuff. But I've never bought anything through them except my membership. I wouldn't donate if I were you--just sound wonky (how would AARP know if someone was truly in need or not?) and there are so many other legal charities you can give that actually do help people in need (Meals on Wheels for one).

Delete it

Dont ever give anyone money on the internet

that mails you at random, or someone you meet on a chat board/dating site

If you want to help someone do it locally where you see your donation at work.

Lots of cities have a thing thru their power company to donate fans, or help seniors

with heating costs etc.

Ask at a senior center if they know of someone that needs a weekly

lift to the grocery store

Things like this.

Money is just sucked up by the big charities and organizations

AARP ( even tho this isnt from aarp its a scam email ) raise funds to keep them going

This just sounds like a scam. AARP sends out lots of MAIL asking you to buy life and health insurance, auto ins., etc, but I have never heard of an appeal to donate to needy SCs, or anyone else. AARP just wants to sell you things to benefit them.

I was with AARP for over 25 years. All I got from them was a nice magazine and newsletter. Since they've raised their membership fees once again, I decided to bid them adieu. Never showed my AARP card and got discounts, so don't know if that is actually a benefit of membership.

But your e-mail is obviously an imposter trying to get money from well-meaning folks. PUT IT IN SPAM. Wish I could tell you how to report this. Hope AARP hears about it and warns their members in their newsletter. I would never answer an appeal that came in an e-mail. Could be from anybody.

@Billy - realize that AARP gets a kick-back from each policy that is sold. They're not offering it out of the goodness of their hearts. It's just that people see AARP offering it and trust them.

It must be one of the many scams using AARP. AARP never takes donations. You can join and become a member, but no donations.

I still do not understand why it is people think AARP sells insurance. They clearly state they do not sell insurance. The are an authorized representative for insurance companies. Much like independent agents. Please stop telling that lie.

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I wonder if this is new because this is the first time I have heard of it. If you don't trust where it is going them wait & save that money for later. I would imagine the people who need this money the most are not on the internet. Those on the internet have resources that most poor people just do not have.

I would call my local library & find out where people who are low income live. Often they are so sick that it is hard to find those in need which is probably what AARP is working to do. I trust AARP & often hear of the put downs from the right wingers who are only for churches, hospitals & corporations controlling everyone. They see AARP as competition as they see Big Bird as a waste of money too.

Corruption could happen anywhere though but how would it make you feel if you donated & it really helped someone who was down to feel great? I can't think of anything better than that.

My mom died in July. She had a supplementary hospital policy for years that cost her about 10 dollars a month. I have notified and sent all legal papers to AARP so my mom's estate could collect the $225.00 from that policy. It was only that much because she was in intensive care for 4 days. ( minimum to get paid that higher amount)

Sent all bills etc and are still waiting to hear from them. I am figuring that $225.00 cost my mom about a thousand dollars or more.. I never belonged to AARP because of this type of thing. I doubt we will ever get paid without legal action and that will cost more than the case is worth.

I have no use for AARP.

No, I haven't. Several times a week I get ads from AARP which go into the trash. For a brief time we had Medicare supplemental health insurance from them. When we would call, we got the run around and no one seemed to know what they were doing. Recently I got a letter asking me to send money to the publisher's clearing house to assure my name would be in the drawing. That had scam written all over it.

My father had to start legal action to get their insurance to pay, after my mother's death. The AARP didn't have any interest in helping.

I've NEVER heard a first hand account of ANYONE receiving help from the AARP

Yes, AARP helps anyone to donate money to AARP. Don't expect AARP to help you back. The ONLY thing AARP knows how to do is sell you things. No different that most churches.