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Officials and Non-Profits throughout Maryland Unite to Combat Elder Financial Abuse (English-Language)
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(OPEN):
THIS WEEK [JUNE 15TH TO 21ST] MARKS "PROTECT
WEEK"--A TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT "PROTECTING OLDER AMERICANS FROM FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION". AND, TO HELP MARYLANDERS FIGHT FRAUD, CONSUMER-PROTECTION GROUPS AND STATE-OFFICIALS ALIKE ARE LAUNCHING A NEW PUBLIC-AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
HANK GREENBERG IS THE STATE-DIRECTOR OF "A-A-R-P
MARYLAND"--ONE OF THE CAMPAIGN'S MEMBERS...
(GREENBERG):
"THE 'FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION' SAYS THAT OVER 46-THOUSAND CASES OF FRAUD WERE REPORTED BY MARYLANDERS, IN
2019--WITH LOSSES TOTALING MORE THAN 27-MILLION DOLLARS. THESE CRIMINALS BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED, EVERY DAY.
AND, THEY OFTEN JUST HAPPEN TO BE FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR CAREGIVERS. COLLABORATION AMONGST GOVERNMENT-AGENCIES, LAW-ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL-WORKERS, BANKS, AND COMMUNITY-AGENCIES IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT FINANCIAL
EXPLOITATION--THROUGHOUT MARYLAND."
(CLOSE):
WEDNESDAY-EVENING [JUNE
17TH], GREENBERG WILL BE AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN A STATEWIDE TELECONFERENCE THAT AIMS TO TEACH MARYLANDERS HOW TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT, AND REPORT FRAUD.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TELECONFERENCE--AND ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
ITSELF--VISIT "PROTECT-WEEK"-DOT-ORG.
For this report in Spanish, click
here.
