NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall will headline a distinguished panel of presenters at the “Seniors at Risk: 21st Century Scam Threats, Preventions and Solutions” seminar on Thursday, May 18.
The event, also known as “Senior Scam Jam,” is free, but pre-registration is required at www.tfsnc.org/events no later than Friday, May 12.
Scheduled from 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., Senior Scam Jam will feature several prominent experts discussing useful ways attendees can protect themselves, clients and loved ones from financial, technological and other types of fraud that typically impacts senior adults.
Other featured speakers will include Stephanie Bias, NC Department of Insurance; John Maron, NC Department of the Secretary of State; and Natalie Wood Riche, NC Department of Justice. Among the topics they will discuss are Medicare and healthcare fraud, counterfeit prescription drugs, and pyramid and Ponzi schemes, internet, investment, lottery, and sweepstakes scams and much more.
The event is sponsored by Triangle Family Services in partnership with Bank of America, AARP, Resources for Seniors and the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre.
