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Welcome to ... THE Club I’d write something better here, but I forgot to! REAL SANDWICH! If You’re Gonna Have No Fancy, Schmancy One... Just An Honest, Wholesome, REAL BIG, REAL GOOD Gotta be a REAL SANDWICH! Global LONDON LINE (DRIVE THRU) • 519-542-6121 Donut! 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 Please place your donation 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,” Potluck supper Sunday 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. 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