Tuesday, April 28, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Medicare Assistance Program is hosting a series of free events to help seniors fight fraud. The Senior Fraud Conferences will be held in nine cities from May to July.
“Crooks target seniors because they think they’re an easy target,” said Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. “The scams have gotten more sophisticated, with crooks using social media and the Internet to find out where you live, where you work and who you’re related to. Once they have that information, it’s easier for them to steal your money. Our Senior Fraud Conferences will teach Oklahomans how to spot the red flags and avoid being a victim.”
Experts will provide fraud information relating to Medicare, home repair, telemarketing, identity theft, banking, prepaid funerals, current scams and more. Each conference is free for senior adults and includes breakfast. Insurance professionals who attend the event can earn four hours of ethics Continuing Education (CE) credit for $30.
The events are funded, in part, by the Administration on Community Living’s Senior Medicare Patrol grant. Seniors are asked to register online at map.oid.ok.gov or by calling 1-800-763-2828.
2015 Senior Fraud Conference Schedule
Registration - 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast - 8:00 a.m.
Conference - 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
May 28 - Enid
Enid Convention Hall
Nick Benson Memorial Ballroom
301 S. Independence
Enid, OK 73701
June 2 – Oklahoma City
Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center
741 N. Phillips Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
June 10 - Tulsa
Schusterman Learning Center
Founders Hall
4502 E. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74135
June 16 - Weatherford
The Conference Center at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
1121 N. 7th St.
Weatherford, OK 73096
June 25 - McAlester
Eastern Oklahoma State College
1802 E. College Ave.
Conference Center at the Clark Bass Building, Room 215
McAlester, OK 74501
July 8 - Bartlesville
Bartlesville Community Center
300 SE Adams Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74003
July 14 – Lawton
Cameron University
McCasland Ballroom inside the McMahon Centennial Complex
501 SW University Dr.
Lawton, OK 73505
July 16 - Norman
Embassy Suites Norman
2501 Conference Dr.
Norman, OK 73069
July 22 - Poteau
Donald W. Reynolds Community Center
Salon C
501 S. Broadway
Poteau, OK 74953
About the Oklahoma Insurance Department
The Oklahoma Insurance Department, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, is responsible for the education and protection of the insurance-buying public and for oversight of the insurance industry in the state.
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For more information contact:
Kelly Dexter
405-522-0683
Kelly.Dexter@oid.ok.gov