Public safety watch: Conference to focus on scams, elder abuse
By Art Campos
September 25, 2008
The Placer County District Attorney's sixth annual conference on how seniors 60 or older can protect themselves against financial scams and physical abuse is scheduled for Oct. 25 at William Jessup University in Rocklin.
The university is at 333 Sunset Blvd., near Highway 65, and the free event will run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A free continental breakfast will be provided. Lunch will be available for purchase.
The District Attorney's Office said the purpose of the conference is to educate seniors about the types of abuse being perpetrated locally against the elderly.
"It is a known fact that seniors have become huge targets of abuse," victim advocate Laura Conrad said in a news release. "They hold most of the assets in this country, and perpetrators prey upon their vulnerability and trusting ways."
Twice in recent months in Placer, men posing as water workers asked elderly people if they could inspect faucets. Once in the home, one of the men took money and valuables while the other distracted the resident.
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SOURCE: Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
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