HARRISBURG — Education and outreach staff from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) will host Fraud Bingo for groups of senior citizens throughout July to promote financial education.
Fraud Bingo is a fun and interactive presentation that teaches consumers how to protect themselves from investment fraud by playing the familiar game bingo. Every day people are “scammed” out of thousands of dollars. Many times, it’s those who can least afford to lose the money. Sessions, open to members or residents, are listed below, along with contacts for more information.
Johnsonburg Senior Center, 430 Center St. — 10 to 10:45 a.m. July 9. JoAnn Schatz, jschatz@ohsaging.com or (814) 965-5638.
Kane Senior Center, 100 Fraley St. — 11:15 a.m. to noon July 9. Alyse Nystrom, anystrom@ohsaging.com or (814) 837-6981.
Eldred Senior Center, 169 Main St. — 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 10. Charlotte Schweikart, cschweikart@ohsaging.com or (814) 225-4752.
Bradford Ecumenical Home, 100 St. Francis Drive — 2 to 3 p.m. July 10. Lisa Geitner, lisageitner@behcr.com.
Emporium Senior Center, 105 E. Fourth St., — 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 11. Jennifer Kane, jkane@ohsaging.com or (814) 486-3707.
Bennetts Valley Senior Center, 149 Plum St., Weedville — 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. July 11. Mindy Krulia, mkrulia@ohsaging.com or (814) 787-7888.
DoBS Investor Education and Consumer Outreach staff works with state and local government agencies, service providers, community and trade organizations, the General Assembly, the military community, schools and other partners to help Pennsylvanians across the commonwealth become well-informed about the financial marketplace.
