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    4/27/2010

    How to Protect Seniors from Consumer Fraud


    Older adults are often the targets of consumer fraud and scams. Protect yourself!

    • Don’t fall for anything that sounds too good to be true, such as a free vacation; sweepstakes prizes; cures for cancer and arthritis; a low-risk, high yield investment scheme.
    • Never give your credit card, phone card, Social Security, or bank account number to anyone over the phone. It’s illegal for telemarketers to ask for these numbers to verify a prize or gift.
    • Don’t let anyone rush you into signing anything, such as an insurance policy, a sales agreement, a contract. Read it carefully and have someone you trust check it over.
    • Beware of individuals claiming to represent companies, consumer organizations, or government agencies that offer to recover lost money from fraudulent telemarketers for a fee.
    • Beware of 900 numbers. Remember, if you call a 900 number to claim a “prize”, you end up paying for the call. Make sure you understand all charges before making the call.
    • Look closely at offers that come in the mail. Con artists often use offi cial-looking forms and language and bold graphics to lure victims.
    • If you receive items in the mail that you didn’t order, you are under no obligation to pay for them. Throw them out, return them, or keep them.
    • Beware of cheap home repair work that would otherwise be expensive. The con artist may do only part of the work, use shoddy materials and untrained workers, or simply take your deposit and never return.
    • Never pay with cash. Never accept offers from drive-up workers who “just happen” to be in the neighborhood. If they’re reliable, they’ll come back after you check them out.
    • Report con games to the police, your city or state consumer protection office, district attorney’s office, or a consumer advocacy group. Don’t be embarrassed. Some very, very astute people have been taken in by these pros.
    • Avoid “vishing”. Dubbed “vishing”, the fraud sees randomly dialed users phoned by an automated system to be told that their credit card has been used illegally. The ploy them requires their victims to dial a fake 800 number, which accesses a system requesting they confi rm their account details and credit card number. Armed with this information, criminals then empty the victim’s account by buying products and services on the card.

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    The National Better Business Bureau web site offers information about preventing and dealing with identity theft.
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    The 27th Annual SENIOR GAMES will be held June 10-14, 2013 for seniors age 55+ living in Area IV-served counties. The deadline to register is June 3rd. See Activities/Wellness on this website for the registration form -- due by June 3rd.

    Wacky Wednesdays at the Movies for Seniors will show "The Vow" on June 12. Breakfast snack at 9 a.m. and movie starts at 9:30 a.m. Bring a friend and enjoy the Fellowship & Fun!

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    6/8/2013 9:00 AM 3rd Annual SOFTBALL TOURNEY
    6/10/2013 8:00 AM SENIOR GAMES - 27th annual
    6/12/2013 9:00 AM "The Vow" at Wacky Wednesdays at the Movies
    8/8/2013 7:30 AM ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVER CONFERENCE
    8/9/2013 1:00 PM VA Aid & Attendance Informational Session for home health agencies

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    Area IV offers five affordable bus trips annually to visit various destinations that are within a day’s drive? Travel to fun places such as Conner Prairie, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Boggstown Inn Cabaret, or Brown County/Nashville, IN.

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