Every day, hundreds of local residents lose their hard-earned money to a variety of fraud schemes. In fact, every two seconds, a con artist steals someone’s identity!

To strike back against scammers, AARP and the Fairfax Silver Shield Task Force are bringing together top experts and law enforcement officials to present at a free informational virtual Scam Jam on Friday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event will be hosted on Zoom.

The keynote speaker is Susan Hogan, consumer investigative reporter for NBC News4; her remarks will focus on how individuals can outsmart scammers. Presenters and exhibitors will discuss scams targeting Virginians, such as internet, telephone and mail fraud, COVID-19 vaccination schemes and the latest identity theft shams.

Registration is required at http://bit.ly/FfxScamJam.