Identity theft and economic crime lecture – Rochester – 9/28/09

[Jeff]

On Monday, September 28, 2009 there will be a lecture on identity theft and economic crime at Genesee Conservation League in Penfield, NY. The lecture starts at 6:30pm.

The lecture will explore issues regarding the use of the internet, phones and mail order. It will look at major ways that thieves steal your information or use your identity to make purchases through:

* Phishing
* Spyware
* Mail theft
* Shoulder surfing
* Skimming
* Hackers
* Data purveying
* Dumpster diving
* Check fraud

Also discussed will be how to best protect yourself from these threats.

The lecture is being hosted by Rochester Personal Defense and will be lead by Steven Coleman, CRPC, financial adviser, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. Steve Coleman joined Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor in 2006 after a 20 year career in the Automotive Aftermarket. Steve’s educational background is in engineering, mathematics, and business. In July 2007, Steve earned his Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®), a designation offered through the College for Financial Planning.

Guest speakers will be Investigator Fred Austin and Sgt. Michael Bihrle, Monroe County Economic Crimes Unit.

The lecture is free to attend and you need not be a member at GCL. You must RSVP to Steve via email to insure there is a seat and handout for you. Click here to RSVP.

[waldershrek]

A guy from Merrill Lynch giving financial advice?


Now that is funny

[tinker]

I emailed Steve last week saving my spot. I might roll in a few min late, hopefully I wont miss much.

[Jeff]

bump.

Don't forget to RSVP if you're going next Monday.

[RochPersDef]

Thanks to everyone that showed up. The information was great and the presenters had fun. I know that I will be adjusting some things that I do. I was always pretty careful but now I will be more aware.

I'm going to chat with Steve and see about another one, maybe just before the holiday shopping season

[tinker]

I thought it was a great presentation! Very good information. I was a bit surprised that there were not a lot of people there, but the weather sucked. I'm sure some people decided to stay home.

[Jeff]

It was good info. I consider myself pretty computer literate when it comes to online use of personal info but learned some new things to keep me safe. I'm looking forward to anther lecture by Steve.

[Jeff]

Also...

Thanks to Steve for giving the site a plug at the end of his lecture for promoting it on the front page. Much appreciated!