The scam artists are unscrupulous, unsavory, unethical, low-life shallow-end-of-the-gene-pool types of people but one thing they are not is STUPID! They come up with scams much faster that "the good folks" can come up with remedies. If they would direct their efforts towards good causes instead on rip offs, they would do wonders in this world.
Now that I have vented, the real point is that there is an organization in TV that will come out to your group (religious, social, service, political, neighborhood, ad hoc, or whatever) to speak about scams, how to spot them, how to avoid them, and what to do if caught by them. They do not charge for their services. That organization is Seniors Vs Crime and they are a Special Project of the Florida Attorney General's Office. They have two offices in TV - one with the Marion County Sheriff near Mulberry Recreation Center (352-753-7775) and one with the Sumter County Sheriff in the Sumter County Government Annex Building at Morse and CR 466 (352-689-4600, X4606). There is usually something about their Speakers Bureau each Thursday in the Rec Center News supplement to The Daily Sun. Give them a call to schedule a presentation on common scams for your group.
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