Seniors are targets for scams, go back to “Consumer College”

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WSAV 3 - 5/4/2017 - JoAnn Merrigan - SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Andrea Carter says the timing couldn’t have been better. Wednesday evening, she got a weird voicemail on her cell phone. “I’m calling on behalf of National Document Services,” a woman’s voice says on a recording. Carter says she gets what would be described as nuisance calls all the time. “But this one kind of put me on edge you know, I didn’t know if I should call back,” she tells me. And that’s where the timing comes in. Thursday morning, she had planned on attending the Consumer College event in Savannah. Sponsored by the Chatham County S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Council, the event has taken place for the past 17 years. It’s designed to help seniors with law enforcement and financial matters, including scams. Read more @ http://wsav.com/2017/05/04/seniors-are- ... r-college/