This morning, members of the newly formed Community Outreach and Patrol Support (COPS) unit held its first Scam Prevention Training. Our partners at Brethren Village Retirement Community were gracious enough to let us give a presentation to some residents and hopefully create awareness about how scammers seek out the elderly and methods for preventing becoming victims. The FTC reported that in 2023, over 10 Billion dollars were lost to scammers!

Some of the topics covered were:

• Government Impersonation
• Investment Scams
• Charity Fraud
• Health Insurance/Medicare Fraud
• Job Applicant Scams
• Unwanted Calls & Texts
• Sweepstakes & Lottery Winner
• Romance Scams
• Computer Pop-Up & Tech Support Scams

The COPS unit is looking forward to holding more discussions soon!

MEDIA POST CONTACT: Sergeant Barry E. Waltz, Jr., Cell: 717-371-5212, Office: 717-569-6401 Ext: 1505, waltzb@manheimtownshippolice.org