Older members of the District of Columbia’s population are particularly susceptible to financial fraud, so the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) is putting an additional focus on outreach to seniors during this year’s Fraud Awareness Week. DISB is the DC government agency responsible for regulating the financial services industry here and protecting its residents from financial fraud and abuse.
WHAT:
Protecting Our Seniors Together: A Town Hall Meeting on Financial Fraud Against Seniors is an educational forum for seniors that will address the various types of fraud that affect them. Seniors will learn how to spot fraud and what tools are available to protect themselves. The meeting will consist of workshops by various DC government agencies. See the program agenda below.
WHERE:
UPO/Washington Seniors Wellness Center
3001 Alabama Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 581-9355
WHEN:
Thursday, July 26, 2007
10 am to 12:30 pm
WHO:
Officials from:
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB)
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) Office of Consumer Protection
DC Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board
The Council of the District of Columbia
PROGRAM:
10:00 am to 10:25 am: Introductions and Welcome
10:25 am to 10:30 am: What Does Fraud Look Like?
10:30 am to 12:30 am: Identifying and Fighting Against Senior Fraud
DCRA—Identity theft, sweepstakes fraud, ponzi schemes and multilevel marketing, auto/home repair scams, 10:30 am to 11 am
DISB—Insurance and investment fraud, Medicare Part D fraud, financial-service fraud, and DISB enforcement, 11 am to 11:30 am
DC Lottery—Lottery fraud, 11:30 am to 12 pm
Questions/Answers and Comments—12 pm to 12:30 pm
Any District resident needing more information on Fraud Awareness Week or to report suspected fraud, should contact DISB at (202) 727-8000 or its Enforcement and Investigation Bureau at (202) 727-1563. For more information on fighting fraud, visit DISB’s website at disb.dc.gov.