Racine County Triad wants you to be safe and feel protected. To assist in that we have released a series of safety brochures and news articles.
All are downloadable here with Adobe Acrobat software, or you may contact us for hard copies.
Brochures
Articles
- Work at Home: Salvation or Fraud ?
- “Bank” Related Investment Frauds
- Safeguard Your Home
- Cars and the Older Driver
- Charitable Giving, Trust but Verify First
- Don't Let The Bad Guys Take Your Money
- Avoid Credit Card Fraud and Extra Charges
- Health Insurance Fraud
- Home Repair - If It Seems Too Good to Be True ....
- How to Slow Down a Car Thief
- Identity Theft 1
- Identity Theft 2
- Investment Fraud Targets Seniors
- Lottery Fraud - Congratulations! You have won the Lottery! – Or Did You?
- Avoid Medication Fraud
- Medical Bills – A Confusing Labyrinth
- Safety in Cyberspace
- Debt Counseling - Help or Hindrance?
Investment Fraud Targets Seniors
Web Sites
The following list of web sites provide advice in the area of fraud prevention, computer safety, ID theft, etc. These websites are sponsored by a variety of organizations. They include government, service organizations, and private companies. All have information that can help seniors, or anyone, protect themselves.- Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
- BBB Alerts Consumers about U.S. Census Workers: Be Cooperative, But Cautious!
- fraud.org
- National Crime Prevention Council
- scambusters.org
- usboomers
- Senior Brigade
- National Consumer League
- Check Fraud
- On Guard Online
- staysafeonline.org
- North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- Federal Trade Commission
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Mayo Clinic
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- Identity Theft Resource Cente
- Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft
- Call for Action
- Safety.Com
- Home Safety Council
- No Nonsense Self-Defense
- Journal Times Crime and Courts
- City of Racine Police Department's Public Information and Education
- Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association