Workshops To Protect Florida’s Seniors From Fraud
By Space Coast Daily // July 25, 2013
Operation S.A.F.E. protect seniors from fraud
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced a new series of Operation S.A.F.E. (Stop Adult Financial Exploitation) workshops to help protect seniors from financial fraud.
The workshop series, called Be Scam Smart, is scheduled for the month of August in Pensacola, Chipley, Orlando, Brandon, Viera, Jacksonville and Starke, with additional workshops scheduled for the month of October.
“Seniors have worked all of their lives to save and build a nest egg for their families, and I want to make sure their finances are protected from anyone who might target them,” CFO Atwater said.
“These workshops will offer seniors access to resources and information that will help them safeguard their finances.”
OPERATION STOP ADULT FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
Operation S.A.F.E. helps protect seniors by educating them about scams such as fake lotteries and repair scams, and how these scams work.
“Seniors have worked all of their lives to save and build a nest egg for their families, and I want to make sure their finances are protected from anyone who might target them,” CFO Atwater said.
The initiative was launched in May with workshops in Cape Coral, Venice, Delray Beach, Clearwater, the Villages and Miami.
Operation S.A.F.E. is part of CFO Atwater’s On Guard for Seniors initiative, which educates seniors on specific financial topics such as annuities, identity theft, reverse mortgages and long-term care insurance.
The Operation S.A.F.E. workshops are provided by the Department of Financial Services, which CFO Atwater oversees, along with the Office of Financial Regulation, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office.
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