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AARP is committed to fighting back against fraud and giving you the tools and resources you need to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Join us on Wednesday, August 9 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Imperia in Somerset for AARP New Jersey’s Summit: Unmasking the Impostors featuring keynote speaker, Doug Shadel.
Doug is the Managing Director of Fraud Prevention Strategies, LLC and a thought leader on fraud that targets older adults. He was previously an AARP State Director and a former fraud investigator and a special assistant attorney general in Washington state. Doug has co-authored three books on fraud, produced several documentaries, and co-led a three-year U.S. Department of Justice and AARP Foundation study that documented fraud prevention strategies.
During the Summit, Doug will take you behind the scenes and into the mind of a scammer by playing audio from real conversations between scammers and victims. This will give you a look into the tactics and language scammers use to deceive their victims, and how you can protect yourself and your loved ones.
He will discuss the “Scammer’s Playbook,” take a deep dive into tech support scams, and provide you with prevention tools. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.
In addition, the Summit will feature a panel, “Scams Available in All Shapes and Sizes” with fraud leaders from around the state. Panelists include: Greg Botti, Postal Inspector, Newark Field Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS); Glenn Gizzi, Senior Stakeholder Liaison, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Special Agent Robert Glantz, Public Information Officer, Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and Karin Price Mueller, Star-Ledger Columnist and Founder of NJMoneyHelp.com.
Registration is required and space is limited. The event is FREE and you do not need to be an AARP member to participate. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Agenda
8:30 am – 9:30 am: Registration and Breakfast
9:30 am – 9:45 am: Welcome
Stephanie Hunsinger, AARP NJ State Director
9:45 am – 10:30 am: Unmasking the Impostors
Doug Shadel, Keynote Speaker
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break
10:45 am – 12 pm: Panel - Scams Available in all Shapes and Sizes
Greg Botti, USPIS
Glenn Gizzi, IRS
Robert Glantz, IRS
Karin Price Mueller, Star-Ledger columnist
Moderated by Carmen Falcon, AARP NJ Volunteer
12 pm – 1 pm: Lunch
1 pm – 2 pm: An Insider Look at Computer Fraud
Doug Shadel, Keynote Speaker
2 pm – 2:15 pm: Q&A
Questions from the audience
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Closing
Christine Braccino, AARP NJ Volunteer
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