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You’ve wanted Protecting Our Vulnerable Seniors from Scams
one of these for
By Chris Treftlin, Shine at Home, Sarnia
Let me introduce you to Sergeant John go back to all his customers and collect
50 YEARS! Keating (ret). After 31 years of policing the tax that should have been collected.
in a major urban area of our country This is the second sting on the same
he decided to turn his considerable law scam.”
enforcement training, experience, and Computer financial scams are
skill to assisting seniors and their families. infamous for their sophistication. John
Church Ladies
Specifically, assisting them in overcoming states, “They look like something right
the deluge of scams and frauds that is from the bank.” Here they ask for all
With Typewriters!
coming at them on an almost daily basis. of your personal, banking, and credit
At the evening service
Before the pandemic hit, John was called information in order to avert some
tonight, the sermon topic
on as a leading speaker across Canada, horrible outcome. Delete it immediately.
will be 'What Is Hell?'.
the U.S., and internationally. Further, with The bank never does its business like this.
Come early and listen
Why his extensive investigative background, These are three, there are many, many
to our choir practice.
he was called upon to investigate cases more. I have included a link to you to
of senior abuse. I will write about senior review a detailed list of scams to be on
Eight new choir robes
Wait? abuse in the next edition of The Club. the lookout for.
are currently needed
“In Canada it is estimated that at least https://www.antifraudcentrecentreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm
due to the addition of
10% of all seniors have been victims of
several new members
some form of fraud,” states John Keating. In the examples, we have seen calls,
and to the deterioration
“Similar stats exist for our neighbour to door-to-door, and email scams. These
of some older ones.
the south. U.S. seniors are not safe from are the ways the fraudster gets to his/her
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Gibson the fraudster. Tracking from the F.B.I. victim. So, the easiest way to avoid the
in the envelope along
Les Paul shows that the average dollar value of fraudster is not to answer the phone, door,
with the deceased person
Tribute fraud is $9,175. That is the average. Some or email unless you know who is calling,
you want remembered.
are less, and some are much more.” knocking, or emailing. “It may feel like you
John further explained, the financial are a bit of a prisoner in your own home,”
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loss for an individual senior is a crime. said John. “It is more about keeping
at 5:00 PM - prayer and
The other, more profound outcome of yourself safe.” Get Call Display on your
medication to follow.
fraud for a senior comes in the form of phone and do not answer the call unless
The ladies of the Church
deep psychological damage. “I have seen you know who it is. Get a “No Solicitation”
have cast off clothing of
clients so harmed by this crime that sign for your front door. Lastly, when it
every kind. They may be
they stop functioning socially. Outgoing comes to email, John says, “Be careful if
seen in the basement on
and active people become isolated and you click because it might be a trick.”
Friday afternoon.
afraid. It is really sad.”
JOHN KEATING can be reached at
There are too many scams to count, keatingseniorsafetyconsulting@gmail.com
This evening at 7 PM there
or list in this article, but John did point
will be a hymn singing in 430 Exmouth Street, Sarnia
out a few that are particularly pointed at
the park across from the
5 Ways to Prevent Elderly Fraud
519-344-7740
seniors. There is the Grandparent Scam.
Church. Bring a blanket
“In this scam” he said, “a call comes in
and come prepared to sin. pickersalley.com
First and foremost, you can help
to the unsuspecting senior and the caller
protect your senior and reduce
claims to be a grandchild in trouble. The
their risk of financial abuse by
confused senior is not sure what is going
making him or her aware of the
on and gets so concerned about the socalled
grandchild they end up sending
risk of elder financial abuse.
• Avoiding isolation by staying
money to the fraudster in the form of a
involved with friends, family, and
wire transfer. This is untraceable,” states
community activities.
John, “and as long as they keep sending
• Seniors should include
the money the fraudster keeps asking.”
safeguards in their durable
Another scam comes in the form of a
powers of attorney to help secure
door-to-door solicitation. John describes
his or her assets.
it like this: “Here a couple, man and
• Refuse to engage with anyone
woman, have done their homework
who calls or comes to the door
and know the person living in the home
selling anything or looking for
is a single elderly woman. They tell the
donations.
lady of the house they are in the area
• Using direct deposit for cheques
and fixing eaves, cleaning windows,
ensures that they go right into
whatever. The senior develops trust with
their accounts and are protected.
the fraudster and overpays for poor work
• Never give credit card, banking,
or no work. In some cases, the fraudster
or other personal information
tells the senior that they have a special
out over the phone unless your
“No Tax Deal” only to come by later and
senior loved one initiates the call.
tell the senior that the Canadian Revenue
Service audited the books, and he must
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