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Monday, April 08, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Florida Attorney General’s Seniors vs Crime presents free program April 25 on How Not to Get Ripped Off when Buying, Leasing or Maintaining a Vehicle


Earl and Nancy Stewart to be Featured Speakers

Thanks to our new Florida Attorney General, Ashley Moody and her Seniors vs. Crime members, Tony Zappone, Sheila Butler and Frank Starnella for inviting Nancy Stewart and me to speak to the seniors of South Florida this April 25th.

Attorney General Ashley Moody has clearly prioritized doing more to protect Florida’s large and growing elderly population from fraud and abuse. She recently announced the formation of Florida’s Senior Protection Team that will work closely with Seniors vs. Crime and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The details of our public seminar on how to avoid being taken advantage of when buying, leasing, maintaining or repairing a vehicle are shown below. If you are a senior, or know seniors that can benefit from our seminar, please book this time and location in your calendar or ask them to: April 25, Thursday, 2 PM at 900 Brandywine Road is located just west of the I-95, Exit # 53, Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. interchange, located on the United Methodist Church campus. Google Maps link is https://goo.gl/maps/7qSXbXU4yV72.

PRESS RELEASE:
Seniors vs Crime, a special project of the Florida Attorney General’s Office, is presenting a free public seminar to educate senior citizens on how they can prevent being victimized when buying, leasing or maintaining their vehicle. The program will be on Thursday, April 25 at 2 p.m. at 900 Brandywine Road in West Palm Beach, at the Gathering Place on the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches Campus. Earl and Nancy Stewart will be the featured speakers. The first 500 attendees will receive a free copy of Earl Stewart’s book “Confessions of a Recovering Car Dealer.” He is the owner of Earl Stewart Toyota in North Palm Beach. Light refreshments will be served following the program.

Topics to be covered include how to avoid tricks and scams when buying or leasing a vehicle, how to determine if buying or leasing is the best option, what to look for in a qualified mechanic or body shop, what vehicle safety options are helpful for senior drivers, how to get the most money for a trade in, are extended warranties a smart buy, how to shop for the best financing, and more. Attendees can submit questions ahead of time to earl@EarlOnCars.com with Seniors vs Crime in the subject line or text questions to 772-497-6530.


Reserve a seat by calling 561-844-3461 
or by emailing sandrav@estoyota.com
Reservations are encouraged but not required. 


“We’re pleased to offer local seniors the opportunity to learn how to avoid being ripped off when buying or maintaining their vehicle,” said Tony Zappone, a member of the Palm Beach County Seniors vs Crime organization. “Crime prevention is our key mission, and to help seniors avoid these costly mistakes is important because investing in a vehicle and maintaining it are among the biggest expenses of our age group, and an area where many are most at risk.”

“Being a senior myself, and in the car business for more than 50 years, I have too often seen older people taken advantage of and it is very upsetting,” Earl Stewart said. “Cheating anyone is wrong, but taking advantage of someone on a fixed or limited income is especially bad. We are happy to be able to pull the veil back and reveal some of the ‘tricks of the trade’ to educate people so they can avoid becoming victims.” Nancy Stewart will address some of the issues that older women face when buying or maintaining their vehicles. “Knowledge is power and we want them to go into the process of buying or maintaining their vehicle with as much information as possible,” she said.
The program site at 900 Brandywine Road is located just west of the I-95 – Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. interchange. Google Maps link is https://goo.gl/maps/7qSXbXU4yV72. Plenty of free parking is available immediately adjacent to the meeting site and the building is fully accessible.

The Seniors Vs Crime Project is sponsored by the Attorney General to reinforce the message of crime prevention and to provide methods by which Florida’s senior population can be alerted to consumer fraud, con games, and other criminal acts. The purpose of the Seniors Vs Crime Project is twofold: to offer crime prevention seminars to Florida's elderly and to provide comprehensive training for law enforcement officers and other criminal justice practitioners in understanding how the aging population impacts upon the role of police and other criminal justice professionals.

The program has more than 2,000 volunteers staffing 44 local offices throughout Florida. For more information about Seniors vs Crime visit www.seniorsvscrime.com or call 1-800-203-3099.



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