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September
5, 2007
For
Immediate Release
If
you’re older than age 60, crooks pay special attention to you.
They think you’re weak or foolish; they think they can
trick you and steal your hard earned money.
They’re
often wrong, but that doesn’t keep them from trying.
Sometimes they get away with it; sometimes they get caught.
As
Sheriff, I am committed to arresting the scam artists and identity
thieves preying on our seniors.
While arresting these individuals is important, equally or
even more important is providing information seniors can use to
avoid becoming victims in the first place.
This is why we have implemented the CASE (Communities
Against Senior Exploitation) program here in
Exploitation
Growing
Scammers
are trying to steal our identities and our money.
Although some of us wonder how anyone could fall for the
scams, these criminals are quite convincing and will do almost
anything to get our money.
Seniors
are often targeted for all the reasons that make them part of the
greatest generation. They
were raised in a time when a person’s handshake meant something.
They were taught to trust others and believe in doing what
they can to help. Because
seniors are a common target, I believe our community and
professionals in law enforcement have an obligation to help
protect them from becoming victims of fraud.
What is
CASE?
The
CASE program is fairly simple.
My office contacts groups that have regular contact with
seniors in
My
main role as Sheriff is arresting criminals.
However, it is extremely important for law enforcement
professionals to do everything we can to prevent crime before it
occurs. CASE is just
one example of how we’re accomplishing this mission in
To
learn more about CASE, or to be added to our “Fraud Alert”
list, contact Andrea Gainey at (850) 638-6115.
make
the right call!