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New resource helps Connecticut seniors avoid scams
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(WFSB) – There’s a brand new useful resource for seniors in Connecticut to guard themselves in opposition to scams.
An occasion earlier Thursday helped educate folks concerning the newest tips.
Linda Peruta went to the Cheshire Senior Heart to study extra about methods to spot a rip-off. It’s one thing that’s occurred to her.
“I didn’t notice after I signed up, I signed up for a $600 face cream which was ineffective. I needed to undergo my financial institution to cease it and get my a refund,” stated Peruta, of Meriden.
She’s not alone.
When the group was requested who has been scammed, greater than half the room raised their hand.
State Consultant Liz Linehan, Consultant Jack Fazzino, State Senator Jan Hochadel and Lawyer Basic William Tong teamed as much as host the occasion.
“We put this collectively in an effort to put all the pieces down on paper, precisely the identical scams that we’ve been seeing and methods to hold your self secure,” Linehan stated.
Linehan stated she’s listening to a few rise in what’s referred to as “the grandparent rip-off.”
It’s the place scammers use synthetic intelligence to mimic a grandchild’s voice.
“They obtain a cellphone name that sounds precisely like one in every of their grandkids. It says I’m in bother, assist me, ship cash, don’t name police they’re going to kill me,” stated Linehan.
Peruta stated she’s realized to not choose up if she doesn’t acknowledge the quantity.
“I get calls from the IRS. I get photo voltaic calls. I get all these totally different calls,” Peruta stated.
She requested the group heart for assist if she ever has a query a few name.
The three lawmakers and the legal professional basic labored collectively to create a booklet with details about all of the various kinds of scams.
Yow will discover a PDF model beneath:
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Police are investigating after finding human remains at a construction site in Greenwich last week.
The police department said that during a normal workday at a construction site in northern Greenwich, workers found what appeared to be human remains after soil was disturbed by an excavator.
The remains were carefully collected from the scene, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of the bones, police said.
Investigators said the remains appear to be of a considerable age.
Connecticut State Police is also assisting with the investigation.
A motorcyclist in Hebron has died after a crash along Burnt Hill Road and Cone Road, state police said.
The Connecticut State Police responded to the accident at approximately 5:25 p.m. after a dirt bike struck a rocky embankment.
According to authorities, the operator of the motorcycle failed to negotiate an “S” shaped curves in the roadway before loosing control.
The victim was originally transported via LifeStar to the hospital with reported serious injuries, authorities said.
The driver was then later pronounced dead at Marlborough Middlesex Clinic, state police said.
Anyone who may have witnessed this accident, or who may have information is asked to contact the Connecticut State Police.
A driver was rescued from a crash in Wolcott early Saturday morning and serious injuries have been reported.
Officers received a report of an accident on Beach Road around 3 a.m. Once there, police said they found a vehicle had hit a tree.
An occupant of the home where the vehicle crashed pulled the driver out of the car before the car caught on fire, according to police.
The driver was transported to the hospital to be treated for very serious injuries.
No other occupants were in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Naugatuck Valley Regional Collision Reconstruction Team.
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