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Elder Abuse Awareness Day

This is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the Virginia Attorney General’s Office is among the agencies warning citizens on the dangers of financial scams.”Senior citizens are among scammers’ most common targets,” says Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.Miyares says cases have increased by criminals looking to scam Virginians out of their hard earned money — targeting older citizens with robo calls and identity theft — deceiving them into giving away personal identification and financial information.

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