{"id":17837,"date":"2013-01-17T23:37:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T04:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=17837"},"modified":"2013-01-17T23:37:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T04:37:25","slug":"sheriffs-office-to-hold-workshop-in-lehigh-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/01\/sheriffs-office-to-hold-workshop-in-lehigh-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff&#8217;s Office to Hold <br>Workshop in Lehigh Acres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/sheriffs-office-to-hold-workshop-in-lehigh-acres\/no-fraud\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17838\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-17838\" title=\"no-fraud\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/no-fraud.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/no-fraud.jpg 283w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/no-fraud-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>The phone call goes something like this\u2026.. \u201cCongratulations! This is Winner\u2019s International and you\u2019ve won our big prize! We will release the funds as soon as you send cash via Western Union to pay the shipping, taxes and processing fees.\u201d Or the caller might say\u2026. \u201cHi Grandma, this is your favorite Grandson and I need help. I\u2019ve been in a bad car accident in Canada and was arrested. You have to wire transfer money immediately but don\u2019t tell anyone about this.\u201d<br \/>\nThe urgent voice on the other end of the line often sounds legitimate. But in fact, the caller is really a criminal looking to steal your money, or your identity. Consumers are losing billions of dollars every year to various kinds of schemes, particularly older Americans who tend to be especially vulnerable to the promise of a big pay-off, a cry for help from a \u201csupposed\u201d loved one, or the sweet talk and smooth conversation provided by a con-artist.\u00a0<!--more--><br \/>\nIn an effort to educate the public on how to recognize and prevent residents from becoming a victim of a fraud, scam or identity theft,\u00a0you are invited to join fraud experts from the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office for a stimulating discussion, followed by a question and answer session on:<\/p>\n<p>Frauds and Scams affecting seniors and their Families<\/p>\n<p>How seniors can recognize and Report Frauds and Scams<\/p>\n<p>How to Detect, Protect, and Report Healthcare Fraud and Abuse<\/p>\n<p>The seminar in Lehigh Acres will be conducted at the following location, date and time:<\/p>\n<p>February 14th, 9:30-11:30am at Christ United Methodist Church 1430 Homestead Road North, Lehigh Acres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phone call goes something like this\u2026.. \u201cCongratulations! This is Winner\u2019s International and you\u2019ve won our big prize! We will release the funds as soon as you send cash via&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17837"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}