Pinellas County lines up free fraud-awareness events at East Lake High School, Gulfport and St. Petersburg
County consumer protection will host free events on Nov. 14, 16 and 18 with shredding, identity-theft help and fraud trivia.

Pinellas County Consumer Protection is hosting free Fraud Awareness Week events open to the public on Nov. 14, 16 and 18. The first stop is a paper shredding event for Pinellas County residents on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., or until the truck is full, at East Lake High School, 1300 Silver Eagle Drive. Residents can bring up to three boxes or bags per vehicle, and medication collection will be provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
The county’s identity-theft presentation is Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Avenue S., and fraud-awareness trivia is Nov. 18 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Sunshine Senior Center, 330 5th Street N. in St. Petersburg.









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