Home Instead Senior Care Network
Helping Seniors Stay Safely at Home
Toll Free: 1-800-640-3914
Website: http://www.caregiverstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1_Seniors_Fraud_Protection_Kit_CA.pdf
For more information about the fraud protection kit, call 705-503-5501, or visit www.protectseniorsfromfraud.com.
Helping Seniors Stay Safely at Home
Toll Free: 1-800-640-3914
Website: http://www.caregiverstress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1_Seniors_Fraud_Protection_Kit_CA.pdf
Senior scam prevention kit available
BARRIE - Home Instead Senior Care wants seniors to be savvy about scam artist tricks.
The Barrie office is offering a free senior fraud prevention kit to give people information about scams.
“Scam artists are specifically targeting seniors because they are the fastest-growing segment of the Canadian population and they are seen to be vulnerable for reasons such as their health, age, or even because they are more trusting,” said Dan Leonard, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office in Barrie.
According to Statistics Canada, about seven in 10 crimes against older Canadians are never reported to police because victims did not believe the incident was important enough to seek help or because they dealt with the issue personally, said Leonard.
The Barrie office is offering a free senior fraud prevention kit to give people information about scams.
“Scam artists are specifically targeting seniors because they are the fastest-growing segment of the Canadian population and they are seen to be vulnerable for reasons such as their health, age, or even because they are more trusting,” said Dan Leonard, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office in Barrie.
According to Statistics Canada, about seven in 10 crimes against older Canadians are never reported to police because victims did not believe the incident was important enough to seek help or because they dealt with the issue personally, said Leonard.
For more information about the fraud protection kit, call 705-503-5501, or visit www.protectseniorsfromfraud.com.
