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Fighting back against scams Upcoming seminar in Levittown aims to protect residents of all ages County residents, are affected by scams each year. According to a recent survey by AARP, With scams and identity about 41 percent of adult Amertheft on the rise, a Feb. 9 semi- icans, roughly 110 million peonar in Levittown will aim to ple, reported that they have had help residents of Wantagh, Sea- money stolen through fraud or ford and nearby communities misuse of sensitive informaprotect themselves from those tion. looking to scam them. “The first thing I tell peoThe free event will take place ple,” McKevitt said, is “if you at 7 p.m. at the Levittown Pub- don’t know the number, do not lic Library. It is orgapick up. Your docnized by State Sen. tor’s office will leave Steve Rhoads, Nasa voicemail. Your sau County Legislachild will leave a tors Tom McKevitt voicemail.” McKevand Kayla Knight, itt has done scamand the Kiwanis p reve n t i o n s e m i Club of Levittown, nars for the past five and will feature years, he said. “We e x p e r t s f ro m t h e get more and more county’s Office of stories all the time Crime Victim Advo- StEVE RhoAdS about seniors being cate, the Family & State sentor taken for tens of Children’s Associathousands, if not tion and the Nassau hundreds of thouCounty Police Department. sands of dollars due to scams,” Attendees will learn how to rec- he added. ognize scam red flags, report The Federal Trade Commisincidents and recover from sion reported that in 2024, confraud. sumers lost over $12.5 billion to “Whether it’s text messages, fraud and scams — a 25 percent e m a i l s , t e l e p h o n e c a l l s , ” increase over 2023. A broader Rhoads said, “residents are report from AARP estimated being victimized by scams that identity fraud and scams every single day.” cost U.S. adults a combined $47 M i l l i o n s o f A m e r i c a n s, billion in 2024. And according including thousands of Nassau CoNTiNued oN pAge 11
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Courtesy Charlie Wroblewski
Legionnaires Kevin Tirman, far left, Commander Terry Murphy, Lance Lundquist, Chaplain Charlie Wroblewski and Tony Heckel visited with veterans at the Northport VA Medical Center.
A visit filled with thanks and honor Seaford legionnaires uplift fellow veterans at VA center By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Legionnaires from the Seaford American Legion Post 1132 brought the holiday spirit to veterans at the Northport VA Medical Center in a visit that featured presents and sharing memories. “Our group received an initial cordial but reserved reception from the Veteran residents,” Post Commander Terrence Murphy said of the Dec. 28 visit. “When we started talking with them, however, they responded with stories of humor, military histories, and home. We all were grateful for the experience.” Post members delivered Adult Lego Sets—designed for cognitive stimulation and recreation—to support the center’s Lego Club. They also sat with veterans to swap
stories and share in fellowship. Kevin Tirman, a Post 1132 member and a U.S. Air Force veteran who served from 1979 to 1983, said that the sets are a positive tool for patients in the center. “It is very therapeutic for those veterans that live at the home,” Tirman said The Northport VA Medical Center is a skilled nursing facility owned and operated by the New York State Department of Health for veterans and their dependents. The Health Department operates four veterans homes, in Batavia, Oxford, Montrose and St. Albans, Queens. Post Chaplain Charlie Wroblewski likened the visit to going to the home of a friend. “It’s something that posts want to do to actually visit [veterans] at their home turf,” Wroblewski said. “Going to see them CoNTiNued oN pAge 8
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