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The Suffolk County Police Department Financial Crimes Unit will be presenting a virtual lecture for one and an half hours on Identity Theft. The presentation will include the following information:

1. What Identity Theft is and how it occurs
2. Tactics used to acquire your personal identifiers
3. Types of crimes & fraud that can be committed with your identity
4. Types of crimes & fraud that happen in our local community
5. Scams – Email, Computer, US Mail & phone calls
6. Why senior citizens are more vulnerable
7. Steps to take if you become a victim of identity theft
8. NYS Security Freeze
9. Best practices to avoid becoming a victim
10. Questions & Answers