National Consumer Protection Week

March 6, 2023
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is a time to help people understand their consumer rights and avoid frauds and scams. 

Tuesday, March 72pm EST: Join the FTC, AARP Fraud Watch, and the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services for a virtual town hall discussion with librarians about the top scams affecting older patrons – and how to help them avoid them.

Wednesday, March 8

10am CST: Join the FTC and Texas Senior Medicare Patrol for a webinar about fraud against older adults.

1pm EST: Join the NCPW Twitter chat (in Spanish) for advice on avoiding common scams with @laFTC. Follow the conversation by using the hashtag #NCPW2023.

1pm EST: Call in to join the FTC and AARP Ohio for a Tele-Town Hall about how to avoid scams.

3pm EST: Join the NCPW Twitter chat (in English) for advice on avoiding common scams with @FTC. Follow the conversation by using the hashtag #NCPW2023.

Thursday, March 9

All Day: Watch and share Instagram Reels (in English and Spanish) from the FTC and Social Security Administration on how to avoid impersonator scams.

1pm EST: Join the FTC for a special NCPW webinar about top frauds reported in 2022 with a special focus on how they affect older adults, and how you can protect people from scams.

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