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Fulton seniors can learn about scams

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Aug 29, 2013

Fulton County will sponsor a session on how to guard against scams at 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at the North Fulton Service Center, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs.

The county will provide information on telemarketing, reverse mortgages, health care/health insurance, auto repair and other scams targeting seniors. The county will help seniors identify, prevent and report fraudulent or deceptive schemes.

For more information call 404-613-7944

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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