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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Detroit
Detroit Locals
Contact
Liz ‘Irwin
@ [izzirwin@Qmaii.com
or caff (903) 652-4205
Grandparent scam
steals from senior Texans
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Happy Birthdays this
week to: Hannah Berry,
Clara Mae Carpenter, Cody
Slaight, Nathan Smith,
Zeke Baird, Wilma Vickers,
Shelbi Ellison, Apryl
Vickers Baird, Jason Baird,
Alison Glover, Zachery
Miles, Jacob Blanton,
Steven Phillips, Tina
Mathis, Hunter Raney,
Madison Oney, Crystal
Faulkner, Colby Gatlin,
Jaqueline Ritchey.
The Senior VBS was a
big success at Martin
Memorial United
Methodist Church ending
with a ride on the steamboat
Graceful Ghost on Caddo
Lake last Thursday.
Homecoming is this
Friday against Trenton.
Congratulations to Queen
nominees Ashley Smith,
Dawn Nailing, Katey
Bridges, Hailey Mclntire
and Codi Denman and King
nominees Keith
Henderson, Brandon
Erickson, Ryder Brock,
Blake Westbrook and
Trevor Reger.
The First Christian,
Woodland Methodist and
First Baptist churches
enjoyed Sunday potluck
lunch after services with
members of the Martin
Memorial United
Methodist Church.
Elizabeth and Jose
Weddle, Corbin and Corbin
of Dallas enjoyed a
weekend visit with Johnny
and Renati McCoin and
Sarah and Clint Weddle.
Marcelle Somerville and
her family attended Sunday
services at MMUM Church
with daughters and
grandchildren all with her.
Our condolences to the
Butch Wolfe family who
passed away last week.
The Jolly Gems met for
their first meeting of the
year on Tuesday, September
10 at the Grub Shack for a
meal and meeting to plan
the year.
The Red River County
Fair is going on this week
in Clarksville with lots of
activities for everyone!
Russell and Jorene
Carpenter attended the
Carpenter Reunion at
Heritage Farmstead
Museum in Plano. There
were 48 in attendance with
cousins coming as far away
as Reno, Nevada, Tulsa
Oklahoma and San Angelo,
Texas.
Penni, David and Cole
Carpenter hosted a 7th
birthday party for Clara
Mae at their home Sunday.
Attending were Beverly
Lemmons from Smithville,
Arkansas; Paula and Jimmy
Walker from Pattonville;
Roy and Diann Partin,
Lyndesy, Roy, Shay and
Nola Partin; Karen, Blair
and Cameron Bowme; and
Jorene and Russell
Carpenter.
by Texas Attorney Gen-
eral Greg Abbott
Many scams are designed
to prey on the elderly, one of
which is the family emer-
gency scam-often known as
the grandparent scam. Al-
though variations of the scam
have been around for a long
time, it has become more so-
phisticated with the prolifera-
tion of information on-line.
To add credibility to their
calls and emails, con artists
are often using personal in-
formation gleaned from fam-
ily blogs, genealogy
websites, social networking
sites and on-line newspapers.
The “original” grandparent
scam has claimed many vic-
tims by taking advantage of
a grandparent’s natural desire
to protect a grandchild. Ac-
cording to complaints re-
ceived by the Attorney
General’s Qffice, Texas retir-
ees and senor citizens typi-
cally receive a call from an
individual claiming to be
their grandchild and then
asked for money because the
supposed grandchild is in
trouble in a foreign country.
To set up the ruse, the
caller begins by saying some-
thing like “Hi, grandma” or
“Hey, it’s your favorite
grandson.” The caller typi-
cally claims that he or she has
been in an accident, was ar-
rested, is stranded or is in
similar trouble and need
money immediately. The
‘grandchild” also insists that
the victim not tell anyone
else, including the
“grandchild’s parents-which
increases the odds that the
fraud will be successful.
If all goes according to the
con artist’s plan, the senior
citizen will wire money to the
“grandchild”. By the time the
senior realizes that the call
was fraudulent, the money is
long gone and most likely not
recoverable.
Senior citizens have be-
come wise to the scam in re-
cent years, so scammers are
adapting to make the scheme
even more difficult to detect.
Scammers have turned to the
Internet and social media to
research their victims and the
loved ones they are imper-
sonating-making their act
even more believable. They
have also resorted to emails
as well as phone calls, and are
targeting a wider range of in-
dividuals claiming to be the
target’s niece, nephew or
other family member.
Sometimes the callers even
claim to be a law enforce-
ment officer or lawyer repre-
senting a senior citizen’s
loved one and ask for the
money to be wired to them on
the loved one’s behalf. Yet
another mse designed to lend
credibility to the bogus call
is for scammers to team up
and call potential victims to-
gether. One scammer imper-
sonates a law enforcement
officer or lawyer and states
that the loved one is in trouble
and needs financial assis-
tance, then hand the phone to
a second scammer that imper-
sonate s a crying and very
upset loved one.
Telephone calls or emails
that urgently request money
and insist upon secrecy are
red flags that a scam is un-
derway. Other signs of detec-
tion are callers who claim to
be relatives that are currently
in Canada, Mexico or another
foreign location; callers with
unfamiliar voices who claim
to be loved ones; and callers
who are vague or elusive and
get personal details wrong.
To protect themselves
from falling victim to the
grandparent scam or any
other fraud, senor Texans
should always exercise some
skepticism when they receive
telephone calls urgently re-
questing money. Retirees and
senior citizens who receive a
telephone call or email from
a relative who urgently re-
quests money should verify
the caller’s identity by asking
personal questions a stranger
would not be able to answer.
Seniors should never “fill in
the blanks” for callers. In-
stead, they should ask callers
to identify themselves. Senior
Texans may also consider
calling back the supposed
“relative” using a telephone
number they know to be
genuine-or simply ignore the
caller’s wishes and verify the
story first with another fam-
ily member.
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LADY EAGLE Lauren Miller hits one back in a re-
cent game. (Staff Photo by David Blanton)
Monday
Breakfast
Breakfast Bagel
Applesauce
Choice of cereal & milk
Lunch
Chicken Fried Steak
Country Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Sliced Carrots
Roll
Pineapple Tidbits
milk
Tuesday
Breakfast:
Biscuits
Sausage Gravy
Mandrin Oranges
Choice of Cereal
juice & milk
Lunch:
Pepperoni Pizza
Green Salad
Com
Tropical Fmit
Milk
Wednesday
Breakfast:
Scrambled Eggs
Bacon -Toast
Strawberries
Choice of Cereal
Milk
Lunch:
Nachos w/Beef
Pinto Beans
Orange Halves
Milk
Thursday
Breakfast:
Kolache
Peaches
Milk
Lunch:
Hot Dog
Carrot Sticks
Vegetarian Beans
Macaroni & Cheese
Pears
Milk
Friday
Breakfast:
Oatmeal
Toast
Bananas
Milk
Lunch:
Chicken Patty on Bun
Tater Barrels
Apples
Milk
A Letter of Thanks
DETROIT EAGLE senior Ryder Brock carries the ball as senior Lane Allen blocks
for him. (Staff Photo by David Blanton)
On August 26th, around
10:45 at night, we lost our
home in Deport to fire. My
sons, Koleton and Kaid and
I barely escaped. Unfortu-
nately, we lost everything we
owned including two ve-
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Blossom Locals
Contact
Liz Irwin
@ fizzirwin@gmaif.com
or caff (903) 652-4205
Happy Birthdays this
week to: Lacy Spray, Clara
Mae Carpenter, Kerri
Anderson Posey, Deanna
Merrill, Erik Conder,
Rehannon Jackson, Brandon
Gray, Melanie Barnes, Jacob
Daugherty, Chastity
Johnson, Anna Thompson,
Kelsey Klingler, Clark
Garrison, Gina Harrington,
Courtney Gerringer
Mitchell, Rhonda Dockray,
Juli-Joy Malone, Megan
Gloer, Victoria Sawyer,
Jared Gage, Payden Dorries,
Lizzi Riney, Amber
Rowland, Jordan Bridges,
Emalee Freelan, David
McClain.
Our condolences to the
family of Bob Anderson
who passed away last week.
Lloyd and Emma
Willard attended the revival
at Love Civic Center last
week.
There will be a City
Council Meeting this
Thursday, beginning at 5:30.
Make plans to attend.
On Friday Junaita Garrett
and Billie of Woodland
visited with Emma and
Lloyd Willard.
Emma Willard enjoyed
lunch with Abigail Long in
Paris at Aikin Elementary on
Friday. Abigail and Kaleb
visited during the week with
them.
J.W. and Eloyce Davis
enjoyed lunch at the senior
center last Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday. On
Monday night they
attended the meeting of the
senior adults Golden
Harvest group.
The ladies of the Church
of God met for their first
meeting of the year on
Monday night, September 2
at the church to plan their
year.
The Oak Hill Baptist
Church celebrated their
Pastor Appreciation Day
last Sunday honoring Rev.
and Mrs. C.H. Littlejohn
for their years of service to
the church.
Charlotte Burge had
returned home from a trip
to Denver, Colorado
visting her daughter Debra
Shaw. They made a trip thru
Montana, North Dakota
and other states touring our
great America.
The Red River Valley
Fair begins next Tuesday,
September 24, go out to
visit and see the exhibits
and have a fun time!
Ann and Jesse Sanders
traveled to Sparkman,
Arkansas last Thursday to
visit with Betty Smith and
returned home on Friday
evening.
hides. Everything special to
us was burned to ruin, child-
hood pictures, antiques from
grandparents, momentoes...a
collection of life time
memories.
To say that we have been
devastated is an understate-
ment, but the outpouring of
love and support shown by
community, friends and fam-
ily has to all overwhelmed
us. I could never have pre-
dicted this. I want to espe-
cially thank he five fire de-
partments, Deport, Blossom,
Bogata, Cunningham and
Pattonville, who were
quickly on hand to help and
rescue and the neighbors and
family who gathered about
with compassion.
Donations and support
have come from allover the
area including several coun-
ties and beyond. I would like
to personally thank every in-
dividual who has come to
our rescue and aided us and
helped us through this heart-
breaking incident, but I
know that is an impossible
task because there are just
too many of you to count.
You are so appreciated!!! So
with heartfelt gratitude all if
can say is thank you, thank
you, thank you all!!!
Theresa, Koleton and
Kaid Stephens
Detroit Weekly
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