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Saving seniors from scammers Information seminars Sept. 20 and 27 they pretend to be government agents, bank security specialists, or even a family member The Town of Oyster Bay is in need of assistance,” Turso partnering with the Nassau wrote. “Senior citizens, many County District Attor ney’s of whom live alone and are office to help combat the wave without additional support, of scams targeting the commu- trusting the person on the other end of the line, and give nity’s senior population. Senior scams, have been them access to the elderly perincreasing in scale son’s retirement and sophistication accounts or subin the last decade. stantial nest eggs.” The group will hold The types of two seminars, open scams that seniors to residents of the f ace rang e from town and their famsimple mailbox ilies, which will fishing (where explain some thieves will break JOSEPH SALADINO inside a mailbox to threats seniors face online, how to look Supervisor, steal checks, debit/ out for them and Town of Oyster Bay credit cards or perhow to report them. sonal information) According to stato more technologitistics provided by the Federal cally complex scams involving Trade Commission, over $230 corrupt hyperlinks which allow million has been stolen from criminals to illegally download New Yorkers by scammers in a senior’s personal or financial 2024 alone. Nicole Turso, depu- information. ty communications director for The two seminars, which the district attorney’s office, take place on Sept. 20 at 2:30 explained in a statement that p.m. at the Syosset-Woodbury many scams specifically target Community Center in Woodseniors because they have bury and Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at exploitable vulnerabilities, Marjorie Post Park Community from loneliness to an unfamil- Center in Massapequa, offer iarity with technology. elder residents a chance to “Unfortunately, criminals learn more about these and target our seniors via tele- other types of threats that phone and email scams, where CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 11:56 AM 9/10/24
By WILL SHEELINE
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Small businesses have the power to move our economy forward.
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Supervisor Joseph Saladino, center, and other Town of Oyster Bay officials joined local vendors in sampling the bivalve mollusks that will be served at this year’s Oyster Fest.
We support that. Gearing up for Oyster Fest
Town of O.B. will co-host event for first time next month By BRIAN NORMAN bnorman@liherald.com
Oyster Bay Town officials came together with the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 12 to give residents a taste of what to expect from this year’s Oyster Fest. This will be the first time that the Town of Oyster Bay will be partnering with the chamber to put on the event. Chamber Vice President Ravin Chetram is confident in the ability of both the town and the chamber to come together and make this the best event possible for everyone. “It was the perfect partnership,” Chetram said. “Once last year took place and didn’t show that well for some of the nonprofits, the town stepped in, and we were really glad they did. We have been strategiz-
ing with the Town of Oyster Bay and we see this year’s event coming together a lot more effectively.” This year, officials said that the festival will focus on supporting the community and local vendors. At the news conference, town officials announced that for the first time in years, New York oysters will be the only ones served at this year’s Oyster Fest. A dozen local oyster vendors will be contributing to the event, and all oyster shells will be collected and recycled back into Long Island waters to help keep them clean. “By focusing on New York oysters, we’re not just serving food; we’re telling a story of our region’s commitment to sustainability, local business, and community,” added Ryan Schlotter, president of the chamber. “For the first time, this year’s festival will showcase CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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