In 2015, as reported on their IRS 990's these entities raked in upwards of $8 million from senior citizens the scared into sending them money. Their letters portend abuses of the Estate tax (They call it the death tax) which affect those inheriting more than $5 million, and Social Security benefits, already a long-standing government program. The tell their victims that efforts to save benefits will be lost if immediate resources are not forthcoming, often to be elderly themselves. The letters go out several time every month and constitute the lion's share of their expenses. Individuals' efforts to stop the flood of letters, mostly to their elderly parents, go unheeded, presumedly because these operations are a hair's breadth inside the mail fraud laws (so far). Unless they are supported in some way by Congressional officials, it seems odd that there have been no federal inquiries to date. Perhaps a barrage of requests could put a stop to the egregious tactics.