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Lawn Service Contracts
Lawn service companies provide services that eliminate time-consuming lawn maintenance activities such as mowing, edging, watering, and fertilizing, as well as the pruning and maintenance...
September 7, 2022
Sheriff Farmer's Corner
September 2022 News from Sheriff Farmer
ALERT SUMTER AND CRIMELINE Today, getting information from reliable sources is more important than ever before. For that reason, we utilize multiple methods to communicate...
September 7, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
You are Asking Me to Pay HOW......???
How do you spot a scam? Listen to how someone tells you to pay:  In a recent consumer alert published by the Federal Trade...
August 3, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
Having Work Done At Your Home???
 Having Work Done At Your Home? Here Are Some Things You Need To Do!  Day after day, Village residents file complaints against unscrupulous vendors who...
June 3, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
Online Scams - What to Know
STOP FALLING FOR ONLINE SCAMS In a recent article on Yahoo Life, Korin Miller outlined how people fall for online scams. Miller said, “No matter...
May 4, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
Online Security
PROTECTING YOURSELF ONLINE Hacking has almost become a routine thing for America, and since many of us spend a great deal of time on the...
March 2, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
Beware of Purchasing Fake COVID Tests Online
 Avoid Buying Fake COVID Tests Online According to a recent article written by Colleen Tressler of the FTC’s Division of Consumer Business Education, the...
February 2, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
Gift Card Scams
GIFT CARD PAYMENT SCAMS In a recent press release, the Federal Trade Commission stated that, in the first nine months of 2021, consumers reported...
January 5, 2022
Seniors vs Crime
Robocalls - Safety on the Phone
Safety On The Telephone In this age of robocalls and phone scammers constantly bothering and harassing residents, we thought we would change things up...
November 1, 2021
Seniors vs Crime
Pet Scams - How to Avoid Them
FIVE-FOLD SURGE IN PET SCAMS Pet scams have scaled new heights during the past year as work-from-homers and people under lockdown fall for the...
October 5, 2021