How to Spot Scammers Before They Mark You

FARMINGTON, MI – Earlier this week, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed notice of his intent to seek a cease-and-desist order to stop an out-of-state professional fundraiser from using allegedly deceptive tactics to extract charitable contributions that Michigan residents later said they never agreed to make.

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Increasingly, senior citizens are targeted in such calls, as well as phone, mail and email scams, advocates for the elderly say.

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In Farmington, area residents will get tips to recognize a scam at an upcoming presentation sponsored by the Farmington Area Commission on Aging at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Costick Center, 28600 Eleven Mile Road.

For more information, please call the City of Farmington Hills Senior Division at (2480 473-1830. Additional information is available at online.

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