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COMMITTEE MEETINGS Stay Safe, Sun City
See page 137 for list of committee members. Georgetown Police Department (GPD)
See Sun City Texas Resident Directory or
www.sctexas.org > Community Association Smart consumers avoid fraud
Info > CA Advisory Committees for
description of duties for each committee. Submitted by the Georgetown Police Department
CHARTERED CLUBS
Monday, Aug. 21, 8 a.m., AC MR 1/2 Avoid credit card fraud with the help of the following tips:
COVENANTS
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 9 a.m., CCAN – Know who you’re dealing with. In any transaction you conduct,
ELECTIONS make sure to check with your state or local consumer protection
Thursday, Aug. 17, 9 a.m., AC, MR 4 agency and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to see if the seller,
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT charity, company or organization is credible.
Friday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4
FINANCE – Credit cards are the safest way to pay for online purchases
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 1 p.m., AC MR 3/4 because you can dispute the charges if you never get the goods
GOLF or services or if the offer was misrepresented. Federal law limits
Monday, Aug. 28, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 your liability to $50 if someone makes unauthorized charges to
LANDSCAPED MAINTAINED HOMES your account, and most credit card issuers will remove them
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 10 a.m., AC MR 3/4 completely if you report the problem promptly.
MODIFICATIONS
Thursday, Aug. 3, 8:30 a.m., CCAN – Guard your personal information. Crooks pretending to be from
companies you do business with may call or send an email,
*Open meeting at 10 a.m. claiming they need to verify your personal information. Don’t
Thursday, Aug. 17, 8:30 a.m., CCAN provide your credit card or bank account number unless you are
NOMINATING actually paying for something and know who you are sending
As needed payment to. Your social security number should not be necessary
PROPERTY & GROUNDS unless you are applying for credit. Be especially suspicious if
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2 p.m., CCAN someone claiming to be from a company with whom you have
Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2 p.m., CCAN an account asks for information that the business already has.
WILDLIFE
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 – Stay safe online. Don’t send sensitive information such as credit
Other Committees or Task Forces: card numbers by email because it’s not secure. Look for clues
NEIGHBORHOOD REPS about security on websites. At the point where you are asked to
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COPS at the beginning of the address bar at the top of the screen should
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 9 a.m., ACA change from “http” to “https” or “shttp.”
6 | SUNRAYS AUGUST 2017 – Get off credit marketing lists. Credit bureaus compile marketing
lists for pre-approved offers of credit. These mailings are a
goldmine for identity thieves who may steal them and apply
for credit in your name. Get off these mailing lists by calling
888-567-8688 (Your social security number will be required to
verify your identity.)
– If you are the victim of identity theft, you can ask all three of
the major credit bureaus for free copies of your reports. Contact
the credit bureaus at: Equifax, 800-685-111; Experian, 800-311-
4769; TransUnion, 800-888-4213.
– Be cautious about offers for credit monitoring services. Why pay
extra for them when you can get your credit reports for free or
very cheap? Read the description of the services carefully.
If you have questions you would like answered in
Stay Safe, Sun City, please contact:
Delta Jolly, Georgetown PD
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[email protected]
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ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
