So, your credit/debit card has been “compromised”…your emails are peppered with poorly written solicitations from friends and relatives requesting emergency financial assistance…an elderly friend/relative has been duped into believing the “jackpot” prize will be hers with just one more check…it goes on and on!  Just this month, I received a new credit card because mine had “problems”…a few years ago, suspicious charges in places like Las Vegas and Los Angeles were placed on my card…once a replacement card was stolen from the post office where my mail was being held…so, I guess, I’m not unlike many of you: a victim of fraud!  Come find out the extent to which and the variety of ways in which residents of our state can become victimized by clever criminals who often possess uncanny levels of expertise when it comes to appealing to victims and who know how to “push our buttons” to convince us to participate in their scams!

Regina Brent, recently retired Lead Person of Advocacy and Mediation for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, and Lisa Bennett, Community Outreach and Housing Liaison for the Illinois Attorney General’s office, will help us understand just what is actually going on out there in the world of consumer fraud.  The title of their presentation really says it all:  “Consumer Fraud…Let Me Count the Ways”.  Please come to the next NTDO meeting at 7:30 PM, on March 27^th, in Meeting Room A on the lower level of the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 E. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL 60540.

Water and light snacks provided.