Jeff Atwater’s Office to Host Scam Prevention Workshops for Seniors

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater intends to hold a series of workshop across the state to highlight ways seniors can avoid scams.

The free morning workshops, called Golden Rules for Your Golden Years, will feature information on annuities, reverse mortgages, long-term care insurance and identity theft; explain key terms; outline important questions to ask; and provide educational videos of how some common insurance and financial products work.

Our seniors are a constant target for unscrupulous individuals, Atwater stated in a release. In order to support and protect this important and growing population in Florida, we must join together to educate ourselves so we can put an end to crimes against this generation.

The workshops:

The Villages
Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m.
Waterfront Inn
1105 Lake Shore Drive.

Fort Myers
Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 9 a.m.
Carrie Robinson Center
2990 Edison Ave.

Sarasota
Thursday, Aug. 23 at 9 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn
8270 N. Tamiami Trail.

St. Petersburg
Friday, Aug. 24 at 9 a.m.
Sunshine Senior Center
330 5th Street North.

Boca Raton
Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 9 a.m.
The Mae Volen Center
1515 West Palmetto Road.

For information, visit www.MyFloridaCFO.com/OnGuard, or contact the Division of Consumer Services at (850) 413-3089 or toll-free at 1-877-My-FL-CFO (693-5236).