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Addabbo, Department of Consumer Affairs Host Lectures to Warn Seniors

During November, NYS Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Queens) will be sponsoring guest speaker Fred Riley, Senior Community Relations Coordinator for the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, to present his lecture at senior centers in the senator's district, advising members how to avoid scams.

Among the topics on Mr. Riley’s agenda are: an overview of the Department of Consumer Affairs; refund policies and receipt requirements; the consumer complaint process; identity theft prevention; scam prevention-sweepstakes, lotteries using ATMs; the process to report and correct identity theft; working with debt collection agencies; calls from phony police or firefighter charities; phony contractors ringing doorbells offering to fix your roof, chimney, and boiler; bank accounts and signature forgeries.

Lectures are scheduled for senior centers in Addabbo’s district on the following dates:

Tuesday, November 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Maspeth Self Help, 69-61 Grand Avenue, Maspeth

Thursday, November 17 at 11 a.m.

Ozone Park Senior Center, 103-12 101^st Avenue, Ozone Park

Tuesday, November 22 at 11 a.m

Middle Village Senior Center, 69-10 75^th Street, Middle Village

For more information, or to report a scam, contact the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs at 212 487-4266, or log on to http://www.nyc.gov/consumers. You may also contact the Senator’s district offices in Howard Beach (718-738-1111) or in Middle Village (718-497-1630).

Follow Senator Addabbo online at: http://addabbo.nysenate.gov.

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