Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s staff will be co-hosting fraud prevention workshops throughout Florida, in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission. Topics to be discussed include, identity theft and telemarketing; medical discount plans; charities and fundraising fraud; credit and loan offers; sweepstakes and lotteries; government grant scams and travel scams.

“The ‘Being Scam Smart’ series will help further educate Floridians on how to protect their money and identity from fraud,” said Rubio. “I encourage constituents to take advantage of the many ways my staff can help them both in Florida and during their visits to Washington.”

Workshops will be held at the following locations (please note that Rubio will not be in attendance):

Wednesday - May 2, 2012
St. John’s County
10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Glenmoor Resort Retirement Community Clubhouse
Crichton Hall
235 Towerview Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092 

Friday - May 4, 2012
Miami-Dade County
10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
The Palace Kendall
11377 SW 84th Street
Miami, FL 33173 

Palm Beach County
3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Devonshire at PGA National
350 Devonshire Way
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418