The Athens Community Council on Aging is working to help prevent seniors falling prey to scammers. The ACCA is hosting Scam Jam 2024 on August 26th from 10 am until 2 pm. Organizers say today’s digital age sees older adults increasingly targeted by fraudulent schemes. Louise Platter is the benefits Counseling Coordinator at the ACCA. She explains what attendees can expect.
“Scam Jam is an event for the entire community to learn from experts in industries that we’re seeing get routinely targeted by scammers,” Platter said. “We’re got representatives from credit unions, the ACCPD, Federal Trade Commission, just different places where we’re seeing a lot of fraudulent activity targeting our seniors.”
The event is aimed at helping attendees learn how to spot red flags as well as how to identify, prevent and combat scams.
“And it’s going to be an opportunity for people in the community to come in, get their questions answered, maybe learn from other people, and learn how to protect themselves from these scams that they may start getting targeted with if they haven’t already.”
Platter says many times people hide the fact that they have been scammed. (706) 549-4850.
Tickets for Scam Jam are $10. The event will take place at the ACCA, located at 135 Hoyt Street.
