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City Councilman Chaim Deutsch has introduced legislation to protect the elderly from a surge in telephone scams. The bill would require the Department of Consumer Affairs to educate seniors and their caregivers about how to recognize the frauds.

“Concerns about deceitful telemarketing calls are increasingly common,” Deutsch told City Council members last week. “This valuable information will target our senior population and their caregivers, explaining how – as potential victims – they can protect themselves from fraud.”

The bill would require consumer affairs to undertake outreach programs informing people sixty years of age and older about how to recognize scams, protect themselves, and report the incidents to authorities. The bill also promises the information will be available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Haitian Creole, Russian and Italian.

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