Wednesday, March 12, 2014

National Consumer Protection Week

During National Consumer Protection Week (March 2-8), the US Postal Inspection Service Miami Division reached out into the South Florida community to educate the public on fraudulent schemes, focusing on scams targeting the elderly population. Special thanks to Postal Inspectors Blanca Alvarez, Del Alvarez, Cesar Cerecedo, Lucy Dalmau, Jeffrey Esser, Taylor Fernandez, Scott Horne, Bryan Masmela, Johnny Niedzwiedzki, Ivan Ramirez, Bladismir Rojo, and Julio Santiago, along with Operations Technicians Karina Capo, Robert LaTorre, and Mary McCurry, and Postal Police Officer Craig Clarit.

CBS 4 reporter interviewed Postal Inspector Ivan Ramirez on fraud prevention in the lobby of the Miami GMF Retail Unit. Photo: Mirtha Uriarte

L to R:  Postal Police Officer Craig Clarit, Inspection Service Operations Technician Karina Capo, and Postal Inspectors Ivan Ramirez and Bladismir Rojo worked together as a team, providing the public with information on scams targeting the elderly population. Photo: Mirtha Uriarte
Postal Inspectors Jeffrey Esser (L) and Johnny Niedzwiedzki (R) embraced the opportunity to educate customers on lottery and timeshare resale scams in the lobby of the West Palm Beach Main Office.  “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” said Esser.  “We’re here to protect the consumer by delivering trust,” noted Niedzwiedzki. Photo: Gale Jackson
Postal Inspector Jeffrey Esser shared information on fraud prevention with customers in the lobby of the West Palm Beach Main Office. Photo: Gale Jackson 

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