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10 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, September 7, 2007 Acton family loses $60,000 Beware scam artists, police warn Halton Regional Police remind local residents to ignore mailings, faxes or e-mail messages that ask for cash advances with the promise of larger financial gains for their cooperation. Numerous complaints have been received by police from citizens in Milton and Halton Hills recently about the "confidence tricks" such as the 419 Nigerian Fraud or employment opportunities that request cash up front but turn out to be scams. An Acton family was victimized for $60,000 while another man from Milton lost $46,000 when he sent funds to a money transfer institution and didn't receive the $26 million promised in the letter sent to his home. "It's the typical scam that's been around for a long time but unfortunately people are still falling for it and for whatever reason this seems to be the most popular time of year for it," said Detective Constable Ken Best of the fraud unit. "At first it looks as though it is simple to contact the person who is requesting the money but they use centralized deposits and are usually five steps away from ever being connected to the letters. It's virtually impossible to track them down." Best suggests checking the phonebusters.com website or contacting the Canadian Anti-Fraud call centre at 1-888-4958501 to check against these scams. Georgetown District Senior Centre Open House/Registration Week September 10 to 14 GE TOWN DIS T "Why spend your free time running errands?" We offer a variety of personal and business errand & concierge services in and around the Georgetown Area. How would you like more time for family? Do you hate going to the post office, waiting for the delivery man or gift shopping? Are you tired when you get home? Do your errands take up too much of your free time? Are you sick or unwilling to tackle the malls? Don't let mundane daily chores take away from your time with family! MOM 4 Hire ® GE O R Seniors Centre WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am - T'ai Chi Demo - Line Dancing - Mingle & Chat join us for coffee and conversation 11:00 am - T'ai Chi Fan Demo 1:00 pm - Euchre/Social Bridge 1:00 pm - Art Club Billiards Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm FRIDAY, SEPT. 14 WELCOME BACK BARBECUE Tuesday, Sept. 11 BBQ SPECIAL . . . $3.00 (hamburger, cob of corn & drink) Hamburger. . . . . . . . $2.50 Corn on the Cob . . . . . 50¢ Coffee/Tea Lemonade . . . . . . 50¢ First Time Memberships valid from September 2007 to December 31, 2008 - Cost $33.00 Anyone Renewing their Membership for 2008 - Cost $25.00 CT RI 318 Guelph Street (Indoor Mall) 905-877-6444 MONDAY, SEPT. 10 TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 - Easy Does It Demo - Crafts - come out and join us 10:00 am - Qi Gong Demo 10:00 pm - Travel Desk 10:00 pm - Cornerstone Jewelry 12:00 noon - Open House BBQ and Musical Entertainment 1:00 pm - Card Games 2:00 pm - Square Dancing Demo 9:00 am 9:00 am You deserve your own Personal Assistant! Submit a valid e-mail address and save 30% off your first service! 9:00 am - Carpet Bowling Come out & play 9:00 am - Woodcarving Demo 9:00 am - Stretch & Tone Demo 10:00 am - Ballroom Line Dancing 1:00 pm - Bid Euchre 1:30 pm - Scottish Dancing Tel: (416) 433-8177 E-mail: mom4hire@gmail.com Website: http://momforhire.tripod.com Don and Mary Livingstone Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 9:00 am 12:45 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - Still Sizzlin' - Chess - Darts - Cribbage and Shuffleboard SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2-4 P.M. Queen Street Baptist Church St. Catharines, Ontario Everyone Welcome! 9:00 am 9:00 am 12:30 pm 1:00 pm - Crafts - Carpet Bowling - Duplicate Bridge - Card games - come out and join us 50/50 Draw Come out & tour the facility and participate in Instructed Programs Phone Number BLOCK 1-877-32 (322-5625) EVERYONE 55+ WELCOME