Senior Sleuths is an effort of the Attorney General’s office to help Arizona seniors protect themselves, and to prevent others from becoming victims of fraud and abuse.
“Protecting Arizona seniors from abuse and exploitation is an important priority for the Attorney General's Office. Because so many crooks and con artists take aim at seniors, I will continue to keep older Arizonans in the forefront of our consumer protection work and prosecute law violations,” says Attorney General Terry Goddard.
The Attorney General’s Office will be recruiting seniors and training volunteers to identify and report scams and fraud, including Medicare fraud, and to use their knowledge to educate other seniors. There are several ways someone can be a Senior Sleuth. They can collect suspicious “junk” mail and keep a log of telemarketing phone calls they receive. They can attend “free” presentations and make reports to the AG. With additional training they can answer calls on the AG Elder Help phone line, work in the Attorney General’s satellite offices, staff AG booths at community events, or make presentations to community groups.
Goddard is pleased to launch this new project, “Senior Sleuths is a great opportunity for seniors to work with the Attorney Generals office to help detect scams against seniors and to help others avoid frauds and scams. I want all Arizonans to have the knowledge to stay safe and stop crimes before they happen,”
The Attorney General Senior Sleuths project is partnering with AARP, DES Division of Aging & Adult Services SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol) program, APS (Adult Protective Services) the Arizona Area Agencies on Aging, Duet Partners In Health & Aging and other retiree and senior groups.
SOURCE: Arizona AG's Site
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